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Stuffed Pizza with Ricotta and Spinach

By whatsgabycooking · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Stuffed Pizza with Ricotta and Spinach

Why it works: Spinach and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,350 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓

Stuffed Pizza with Ricotta and Spinach

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

288Calories
19 gProtein
17 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7

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. Spinach + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,350 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  2. Spinach + ricotta cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,469 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Ricotta cheese + tomatotop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together362 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Spinach + saucetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together756 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (spinach, ricotta cheese, sauce):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Eggplantfits about as well
  3. Beetrootfits about as well
  4. Tomatothe original

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