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Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

"This was the first vegetarian recipe I ever made--green peppers stuffed with a mixture of brown rice, nuts, dried cranberries, tofu and cheese. Substitute soy cheese for the Parmesan to create a vegan delight."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

Why it works: Rice and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,065 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr 10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

792Calories
29 gProtein
34 gFat
94 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Tofu100g firm76
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Rice + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,065 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Parmesan cheese + tomatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,490 recipes

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

  4. Rice + tofutop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together220 recipes

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

  5. Rice + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together879 recipes

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

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, pepper, sauce, sherry, tofu, parmesan cheese, tomato):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Chickpeafits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, pepper, sauce, sherry, tofu, parmesan cheese, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.