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Tortellini and Sausage in Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

"Sliced three-cheese Italian sausage, mushrooms, and onions are quickly pan cooked until carmelized, and are then simmered in a cheesy Alfredo sauce with cheese tortellini--a cheese lover's dream!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Tortellini and Sausage in Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

Why it works: Cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 421 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Tortellini and Sausage in Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

652Calories
44 gProtein
44 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Saucenot 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. Cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together421 recipes

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

  2. Mushroom + white winetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,765 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  3. Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 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 onion

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

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

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