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Meatball Sub Casserole

All the great taste of a meatball sub wrapped up in a casserole.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Meatball Sub Casserole

Why it works: Parmesan 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 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Meatball Sub Casserole

Serves 6
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

365Calories
20 gProtein
21 gFat
25 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Meatballnot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0

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.

  1. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  2. Biscuit + garlictop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Garlic + mozzarella cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Garlic + parmesan cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,041 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Biscuit + saucetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together197 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (biscuit, parmesan cheese, sauce, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Basilfits about as well
  3. Garlicthe original
  4. Oreganofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against biscuit, parmesan cheese, sauce, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.