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Prego® Sausage-Stuffed Green Peppers

"A savory combination of sweet Italian sausage, onion, oregano, and mozzarella cheese is tucked into tender green peppers and topped with Prego® Traditional Italian Sauce for a hearty, traditional classic."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Prego® Sausage-Stuffed Green Peppers

Why it works: Oregano and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,449 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Prego® Sausage-Stuffed Green Peppers

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

501Calories
35 gProtein
34 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Saucenot in our table0

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. Oregano + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Pork + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,214 recipes

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

  3. Onion + oreganotop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  5. Pork + mozzarella cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together608 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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 (pork, onion, mozzarella cheese, pepper, sauce):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Oreganothe original
  4. Basilfits about as well

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