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Ravioli Lasagna

"Tastes just like lasagna! Wow! Everyone is amazed how easy this is, and how much it tastes just like lasagna! This one's DEFINITELY a keeper! So easy!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Ravioli Lasagna

Why it works: Romano cheese and cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 38 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Ravioli Lasagna

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

491Calories
32 gProtein
34 gFat
10 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0
Raviolinot 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. Romano cheese + cheesetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together38 recipes

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

  2. Spinach + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,400 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  3. Ricotta cheese + spinachtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Ricotta cheese + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together228 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Romano cheese + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together272 recipes

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

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

Swap the spinach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ricotta cheese, romano cheese, egg, pepper, sauce, cheese):

  1. Spinachthe original
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Tomatofits about as well
  4. Asparagusfits less well

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