Name: Sunrise Pizza
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces ground pork sausage; 5 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 (12 inch) prepared pizza crust; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1/4 cup chopped red onion; 1/4 cup chopped fresh tomato; 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper; 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper; 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Sunrise Pizza

4 to 6 servings

Prep15 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

8 ounces ground pork sausage
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (12 inch) prepared pizza crust
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh tomato
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

766Calories

40 gProtein

49 gFat

36 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork Sausage	100g cooked	301
Ricotta Cheese	1/2 cup (124g) part-skim	174
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Red Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Green Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Pizza	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.

Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,577 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Ricotta cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together371 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Pork + oniontop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,214 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, egg, ricotta cheese, tomato, pepper, mozzarella cheese):

Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Potatofits better
Onionthe original

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

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