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Vegetable Pizza Squares

"These are made on a small baking sheet, and are absolutely delicious! My kids have taken this recipe to school so the class could make it, and it has been a hit."

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Vegetable Pizza Squares

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Vegetable Pizza Squares

10 servings
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

455Calories
24 gProtein
26 gFat
36 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Cauliflower1 cup chopped (107g)27
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
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.

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. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Cauliflower + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Garlic + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Dill + broccolitop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together132 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, dill, onion, garlic, broccoli, pepper, cheddar cheese):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, dill, onion, garlic, broccoli, pepper, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.