Name: Cheese and Nut Pizza Bites
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 package Frozen Pizza Dough, Thawed (16 Ounce Size); 2-¼ Tablespoons Flour, For Sprinkling Onto Your Work Surface; 2 cups Olive Oil (to Coat Pizza Dough); 2 cups Shredded Sharp White Cheddar Cheese; 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese; 2 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese; 2 cups Shredded Monterey Jack Pepper Cheese; ¼ teaspoons Feta Or Goat Cheese (crumbles); 2-½ cups (of Each) Black Pepper, Oregano, Thyme, Basil

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and goat cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheese and Nut Pizza Bites

Serves 8

Prep8 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

1 package Frozen Pizza Dough, Thawed (16 Ounce Size)
2-¼ Tablespoons Flour, For Sprinkling Onto Your Work Surface
2 cups Olive Oil (to Coat Pizza Dough)
2 cups Shredded Sharp White Cheddar Cheese
2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
2 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 cups Shredded Monterey Jack Pepper Cheese
¼ teaspoons Feta Or Goat Cheese (crumbles)
2-½ cups (of Each) Black Pepper, Oregano, Thyme, Basil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1227Calories

57 gProtein

65 gFat

102 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Goat Cheese	1 oz (28g)	103
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
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.

Mozzarella cheese + goat cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,093 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Cheddar cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together271 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Parmesan cheese + goat cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together75 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together592 recipes

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

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