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Parmesan Couscous Veggie Casserole

I love couscous and could eat it in some variation nearly every day. Not everyone in my household feels this way (I won’t mention the “he” who shall be nameless). In an effort to make couscous a little bit “tastier” to some folks, I thought this quick and easy casserole might hit the spot. This would be a great side dish to any meal or if you are going meatless eat this all by itself!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Parmesan Couscous Veggie Casserole

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,846 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Parmesan Couscous Veggie Casserole

Serves 8
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

622Calories
47 gProtein
30 gFat
38 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Chicken100g cooked165
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Soupnot 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 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.

  1. Parmesan cheese + chickentop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,846 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Parmesan cheese + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,566 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  3. Cream + chickentop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together6,241 recipes

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

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