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Yummy Lasagna

"Yummy and quick lasagna with pepperoni! Use the smoothest spaghetti sauce for best results."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Yummy Lasagna

Why it works: Basil and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,805 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Yummy Lasagna

1 9 x 13 inch dish
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

947Calories
84 gProtein
60 gFat
9 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Pork100g cooked242
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Lasagnanot in our table0
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. Basil + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Basil + clovetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Romano cheese + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Ricotta cheese + basiltop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together274 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, sauce, ricotta cheese, romano cheese, egg, basil, garlic):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, sauce, ricotta cheese, romano cheese, egg, basil, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.