Name: Philly Cheesesteak Panini
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 4 sandwiches
Ingredients: 1 (11 ounce) can Pillsbury® refrigerated crusty French or country Italian loaf; 1/2 pound thinly sliced cooked deli roast beef; 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil; 1 green bell pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips; 1 medium onion, cut into thin bite-size strips; 4 slices American cheese

Why it works: Beef and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,092 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Philly Cheesesteak Panini

4 sandwiches

Prep30 min

Ingredients

1 (11 ounce) can Pillsbury® refrigerated crusty French or country Italian loaf
1/2 pound thinly sliced cooked deli roast beef
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 green bell pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips
1 medium onion, cut into thin bite-size strips
4 slices American cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

561Calories

35 gProtein

39 gFat

17 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Olive	1 large (4g)	4

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.

Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, olive, pepper, cheese):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Potatofits about as well
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, olive, pepper, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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