Name: Ravioli with Creamy Poppyseed Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 12 ounces, weight RAVIOLI; 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter; 1-½ cup Heavy Cream Or Half-and-Half; ½ teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste; 3 Tablespoons Poppyseeds; ½ teaspoons Salt To Taste; ⅓ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Ravioli with Creamy Poppyseed Sauce

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

12 ounces, weight RAVIOLI
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
1-½ cup Heavy Cream Or Half-and-Half
½ teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
3 Tablespoons Poppyseeds
½ teaspoons Salt To Taste
⅓ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

269Calories

11 gProtein

24 gFat

3 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Ravioli	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

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.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,322 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Cream + parmesan cheesetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,566 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together85,593 recipes

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

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

Like knowing why a recipe works?

The free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.