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Polenta and Vegetable Casserole

"This is an excellent polenta recipe with a Mexican kick!!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Polenta and Vegetable Casserole

Why it works: Beans and kidney beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 364 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Polenta and Vegetable Casserole

6 servings
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

539Calories
31 gProtein
10 gFat
90 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Kidney Bean1/2 cup canned (128g) drained112
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Olive1 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.

  1. Beans + kidney beanstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together364 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  2. Beans + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Beans + eggplanttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together52 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Beans + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,242 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Pepper + eggplanttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,123 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the kidney beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, corn, onion, pepper, eggplant, mushroom, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Kidney beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, corn, onion, pepper, eggplant, mushroom, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.