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Green Goddess Mac and Cheese

Iconic Green Goddess dressing meets all-time favorite comfort food mac and cheese. The result—wow!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Green Goddess Mac and Cheese

Why it works: Pasta and shallot share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 67 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Green Goddess Mac and Cheese

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook12 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1326Calories
64 gProtein
41 gFat
176 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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. Pasta + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together67 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Tarragon + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together602 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Parsley + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,563 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Parsley + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Tarragon + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together326 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, parsley, tarragon, basil, shallot, garlic, lime):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, parsley, tarragon, basil, shallot, garlic, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.