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Zucchini Lasagna

"I am so proud of this fabulous concoction, not only because it tastes so wonderful, but because everyone that tries it LOVES it! Zucchini, noodles, cream cheese...can you possibly go wrong?"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Zucchini Lasagna

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Zucchini Lasagna

1 9x13 pan of lasagna
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1359Calories
84 gProtein
52 gFat
136 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Lasagnanot in our table0
Waternot 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.

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

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

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

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

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

  4. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, butter, onion, garlic, flour, milk, cream cheese):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, butter, onion, garlic, flour, milk, cream cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.