Name: Baked Zucchini Parmesan Crisps with Lemon Cream Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: ¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese; ¼ cups Plain Bread Crumbs (or Panko); 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil; ¼ teaspoons EACH: Salt, Black Pepper, Basil; 2 whole Zucchini (1 Pound Each), Sliced In 1/4" Rounds; 1 whole Lemon (for Zest And Juice); ¼ cups Heavy Cream; ½ cups Softened Cream Cheese

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 311 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Baked Zucchini Parmesan Crisps with Lemon Cream Sauce

Serves 6

Prep10 min

Cook25 min

Ingredients

¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
¼ cups Plain Bread Crumbs (or Panko)
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
¼ teaspoons EACH: Salt, Black Pepper, Basil
2 whole Zucchini (1 Pound Each), Sliced In 1/4" Rounds
1 whole Lemon (for Zest And Juice)
¼ cups Heavy Cream
½ cups Softened Cream Cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

869Calories

27 gProtein

38 gFat

107 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	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.

Parmesan cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together311 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Basil + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,823 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,294 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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