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Garlic Zucchini Pepperoni Biscuits

A flavorful savory and healthy biscuit you can feel good about eating. Only 90 calories per biscuit!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Garlic and oregano are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,756 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Garlic Zucchini Pepperoni Biscuits

Serves 13
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1004Calories
80 gProtein
21 gFat
120 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 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.

  1. Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Wheat + milktop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,418 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  3. Wheat + oreganotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Garlic + yogurttop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,440 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 (wheat, flour, garlic, turkey, yogurt, milk):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Cuminfits about as well
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, flour, garlic, turkey, yogurt, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.