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Southwest Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Filled with flavour—plus it’s easy and healthy!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Southwest Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Southwest Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Serves 4
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

697Calories
33 gProtein
48 gFat
38 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sausage100g cooked301
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Olive1 large (4g)4
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot 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. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Cumin + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Olive + spinachtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Pepper + coriandertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Cumin + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,853 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, pepper, cumin, coriander, olive, spinach, cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, pepper, cumin, coriander, olive, spinach, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.