Name: Beef and Cheese Toastettes
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 loaf (20 Oz. Size) Italian Bread; 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese; 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese; 2 Tablespoons Pure Olive Oil; 8 ounces, weight Ground Beef (93/7 Meat To Fat Ratio); 1 whole White Onion (Peeled, Diced Finely); 1 teaspoon Black Pepper; ½ teaspoons Salt; 1-½ cup Tomato/Marinara Sauce (Your Favorite Brand)

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 ↓

Beef and Cheese Toastettes

Serves 6

Prep8 min

Cook8 min

Ingredients

1 loaf (20 Oz. Size) Italian Bread
2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 Tablespoons Pure Olive Oil
8 ounces, weight Ground Beef (93/7 Meat To Fat Ratio)
1 whole White Onion (Peeled, Diced Finely)
1 teaspoon Black Pepper
½ teaspoons Salt
1-½ cup Tomato/Marinara Sauce (Your Favorite Brand)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1091Calories

58 gProtein

44 gFat

113 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Meat	not in our table	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.

Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,093 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mozzarella cheese + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,773 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Bread + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,091 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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 (bread, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, olive, beef, meat, pepper):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Asparagusfits about as well
Onionthe original

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

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