Name: Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna Rolls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 15 ounces, weight Part-skim Ricotta Cheese; 1 Large Egg Yolk; 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella, Divided; ¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese; ½ teaspoons Dried Parsley Leaves; ¼ teaspoons Garlic Powder; 8 Lasagna Noodles, Cooked According To Package Instructions For Al Dente, Then Drained; 2 cups Pizza Sauce; ¼ pounds Salt And Pepper, to taste

Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna Rolls

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

15 ounces, weight Part-skim Ricotta Cheese
1 Large Egg Yolk
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella, Divided
¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
½ teaspoons Dried Parsley Leaves
¼ teaspoons Garlic Powder
8 Lasagna Noodles, Cooked According To Package Instructions For Al Dente, Then Drained
2 cups Pizza Sauce
¼ pounds Salt And Pepper, to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

458Calories

34 gProtein

29 gFat

11 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Ricotta Cheese	1/2 cup (124g) part-skim	174
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Lasagna	not in our table	0
Pizza	not in our table	0
Sauce	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.

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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.

Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ricotta cheese + parmesan cheesetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together449 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Parmesan cheese + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,322 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ricotta cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, parsley, sauce, pepper):

Basilfits better
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Oreganofits better
Garlicthe original

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

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