Name: Zucchini-Cheese Baked Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 whole Medium Size Zucchini Squash, Thinly Sliced; 1 whole Bell Pepper (no Stem Or Seeds), Thinly Sliced; 1 whole Medium White Onion, Thinly Sliced; 3 whole Roma Tomatoes, Thinly Sliced; ¼ teaspoons Salt; ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper; ½ sticks Sweet Cream Butter, Melted; 2 cups Shredded White Cheddar; 1 cup Parmesan Cheese

Why it works: Pepper and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Zucchini-Cheese Baked Casserole

Serves 6

Prep10 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

3 whole Medium Size Zucchini Squash, Thinly Sliced
1 whole Bell Pepper (no Stem Or Seeds), Thinly Sliced
1 whole Medium White Onion, Thinly Sliced
3 whole Roma Tomatoes, Thinly Sliced
¼ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Black Pepper
½ sticks Sweet Cream Butter, Melted
2 cups Shredded White Cheddar
1 cup Parmesan Cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

495Calories

22 gProtein

34 gFat

28 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pumpkin	not in our table	0
Seed	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.

Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Tomato + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,490 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the tomato

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

Potatofits better
Spinachfits better
Asparagusfits about as well
Tomatothe original

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

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