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Passover Lasagna

"This recipe uses matzah sheets instead of lasagna noodles. Delicious, and it's easy to take the leftovers for lunch the next day (unlike dry matzah for sandwiches!) As an option, add cooked spinach, mushrooms, onions, or peppers. "

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Passover Lasagna

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Passover Lasagna

1 9x13-inch lasagna
Prep20 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

336Calories
25 gProtein
22 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Swiss cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Swiss cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together151 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Tomato + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,767 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Pepper + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, sauce, pepper, swiss cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Basilfits about as well
  2. Oreganothe original
  3. Garlicfits about as well
  4. Celeryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, sauce, pepper, swiss cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.