Name: Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound Ground Beef; 1 pound Ground Italian Sausage; ¾ cups Italian Breadcrumbs; 1 cup Finely Grated Parmesan Cheese; 2 Tablespoons Minced Garlic; 1 whole Medium Yellow Onion, Diced; 2 whole Eggs; 1 package String Cheese (at Least 6-count Size Package)

Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs

Serves 6

Prep10 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1 pound Ground Beef
1 pound Ground Italian Sausage
¾ cups Italian Breadcrumbs
1 cup Finely Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 Tablespoons Minced Garlic
1 whole Medium Yellow Onion, Diced
2 whole Eggs
1 package String Cheese (at Least 6-count Size Package)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1296Calories

91 gProtein

52 gFat

108 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Pork	100g cooked	242
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4

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.

Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Parmesan cheese + cheesetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,041 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Beef + garlictop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,165 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Beef + cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,193 recipes

Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).

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