Name: Roasted Potato Pizza Slices
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 3 medium potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 (14 ounce) jar pizza sauce; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 2 fresh mushrooms, chopped; 1 (3 ounce) package sliced pepperoni; 1 (16 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese

Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Roasted Potato Pizza Slices

12 servings

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

3 medium potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (14 ounce) jar pizza sauce
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 fresh mushrooms, chopped
1 (3 ounce) package sliced pepperoni
1 (16 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

455Calories

15 gProtein

21 gFat

56 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Mushrooms	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Pizza	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + mushroomtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together968 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Mushroom + mozzarella cheesetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together439 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Onion + mushroomtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,626 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 potato

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

Capsicumfits better
Tomatofits better
Spinachfits better
Potatothe original

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

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