Name: Garlic Parmesan Fries
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 package (650g Size) McCain Superfries Crinkle Cut (or Other Crinkle Cut Frozen Fries); 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil; 1 cup Grated Parmesan; 2 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Garlic; 2 Tablespoons Chopped Italian Parsley

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Garlic Parmesan Fries

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

1 package (650g Size) McCain Superfries Crinkle Cut (or Other Crinkle Cut Frozen Fries)
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 cup Grated Parmesan
2 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Garlic
2 Tablespoons Chopped Italian Parsley

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

234Calories

10 gProtein

21 gFat

2 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
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.

Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

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

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, garlic):

Cuminfits better
Rosemaryfits better
Basilfits better
Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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