Name: Creamed Spaghetti and 3-Cheese Bake
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 36 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 box 16 Ounce Box, Thin Spaghetti; 2 Tablespoons Butter, Melted And Cooled; ½ cups Whole Milk; 2 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour; ¼ teaspoons Each: Salt, Black Pepper, Parsley; ½ cups Grated White Cheddar Cheese; ½ cups Grated Parmesan; ½ cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese; ½ cups Italian Breadcrumbs

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 271 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Creamed Spaghetti and 3-Cheese Bake

Serves 4

Prep8 min

Cook36 min

Ingredients

1 box 16 Ounce Box, Thin Spaghetti
2 Tablespoons Butter, Melted And Cooled
½ cups Whole Milk
2 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
¼ teaspoons Each: Salt, Black Pepper, Parsley
½ cups Grated White Cheddar Cheese
½ cups Grated Parmesan
½ cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
½ cups Italian Breadcrumbs

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1021Calories

45 gProtein

44 gFat

111 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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.

Cheddar cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together271 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,436 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Milk + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,964 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 parsley

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

Nutmegfits about as well
Oreganofits about as well
Parsleythe original
Basilfits about as well

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

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