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Tuna Cheese Mac

"A delightfully cheesy combination of tuna, egg noodles, and Cheddar cheese."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Tuna Cheese Mac

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and cottage cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 191 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Tuna Cheese Mac

5 servings
Prep5 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

910Calories
74 gProtein
52 gFat
33 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62

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. Cheddar cheese + cottage cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together191 recipes

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

  2. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cheddar cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Butter + cottage cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together376 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, cheddar cheese, milk, butter, cottage cheese, cream):

  1. Pecansfits better
  2. Walnutfits about as well
  3. Almondfits about as well
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, cheddar cheese, milk, butter, cottage cheese, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.