Name: Three Cheese Garlic Gnocchi
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound Pre-made Gnocchi; 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter; 2 teaspoons Dried Oregano; 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder; ¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese; ¼ cups Shredded Fontina Cheese; ¼ cups Shredded Gruyere Cheese; ½ teaspoons Kosher Salt; ¼ teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and gruyere cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 152 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Three Cheese Garlic Gnocchi

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook8 min

Ingredients

1 pound Pre-made Gnocchi
6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
2 teaspoons Dried Oregano
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
¼ cups Shredded Fontina Cheese
¼ cups Shredded Gruyere Cheese
½ teaspoons Kosher Salt
¼ teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

453Calories

25 gProtein

38 gFat

5 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Gruyere Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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 + gruyere cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together152 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,756 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cheese + gruyere cheesetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together93 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Parmesan cheese + cheesetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,041 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Oregano + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,449 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the oregano

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

Thymefits better
Parsleyfits about as well
Basilfits about as well
Oreganothe original

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

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