Name: Pizza Skins
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 package Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Crust (13.8 Oz. Package); 2 whole Large Russet Poatoes, Peeled And Cut In Forths; 1-½ cup Sour Cream; 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese; 1 cup Chives, Diced; 1 Tablespoon Butter; 6 slices Salt And Pepper, to taste

Why it works: Cream and butter 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 ↓

Pizza Skins

Serves 8

Prep25 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1 package Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Crust (13.8 Oz. Package)
2 whole Large Russet Poatoes, Peeled And Cut In Forths
1-½ cup Sour Cream
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 cup Chives, Diced
1 Tablespoon Butter
6 slices Salt And Pepper, to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

322Calories

24 gProtein

22 gFat

8 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pizza	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.

Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cheddar cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,436 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cheddar cheese + chivetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together218 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Chive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,885 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,036 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, cheddar cheese, butter, pepper):

Potatofits better
Capsicumfits about as well
Onionfits about as well
Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, cheddar cheese, butter, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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