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Three-Cheese Green Bean Casserole

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Three-Cheese Green Bean Casserole

Why it works: Cottage cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 213 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Three-Cheese Green Bean Casserole

6 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

390Calories
31 gProtein
21 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Green Beans1 cup (100g)31
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Cottage cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

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

  2. Cottage cheese + goat cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5 recipes

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

  3. Goat cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together75 recipes

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

  4. Green beans + almondtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together19 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (green beans, cottage cheese, goat cheese, garlic, parmesan cheese, pepper):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Peasfits better
  3. Walnutfits better
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against green beans, cottage cheese, goat cheese, garlic, parmesan cheese, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.