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Thanksgiving Leftover Stuffed Shells

"I made this for our family Thanksgiving Leftover Cook-Off. It is cheesy, baked stuffed shells using leftover turkey, stuffing, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, grated Swiss cheese, and leftover gravy. Very easy, but very rich."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Thanksgiving Leftover Stuffed Shells

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Thanksgiving Leftover Stuffed Shells

6 servings
Prep25 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1421Calories
93 gProtein
43 gFat
149 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Chicken100g cooked165
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Stuffingnot 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. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  2. Swiss cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together20 recipes

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

  3. Swiss cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together151 recipes

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

  4. Pasta + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together659 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pasta + parmesan cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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