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Cheesy Bacon, Mushroom & Spinach Breakfast Strata

Layers of bread, bacon, mushrooms, spinach and cheese baked up with eggs for a serious breakfast treat.

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Cheesy Bacon, Mushroom & Spinach Breakfast Strata

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and parmesan 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 ↓

Cheesy Bacon, Mushroom & Spinach Breakfast Strata

6 to 8 servings
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1026Calories
56 gProtein
42 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Drippingnot 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 browneyedbaker. 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. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  2. Parmesan cheese + gruyere cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together152 recipes

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

  3. Mozzarella cheese + gruyere cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together13 recipes

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

  4. Mushroom + spinachtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together778 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Mushroom + parmesan cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,199 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the spinach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, gruyere cheese, bread, egg, pepper):

  1. Tomatofits about as well
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Spinachthe original
  4. Asparagusfits about as well

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