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Cheese Lasagne Casserole

A baked casserole of lasagne noodles layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella, ricotta, and parmesan cheese.

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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 ↓

Cheese Lasagne Casserole

Oven350°F
Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the sauce

  1. Heat salad oil in a large skillet.

  2. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce mix and seasonings; blend thoroughly.

  3. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 25 minutes. Set aside.

Assemble

  1. Boil the tomato mixture in the bottom of a 12x8x2-inch baking dish.

  2. Layer with a third of the lasagne noodles and a third each of mozzarella, ricotta and tomato sauce.

  3. Repeat the layers two times, ending with tomato sauce; sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes.

  2. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

521Calories
29 gProtein
37 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Waternot 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.

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Explore the science

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. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

  5. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Lasagne noodles
Provide the layered structure that holds the casserole together when cut.
Ricotta cheese
Adds a soft, creamy texture and moisture between the layers.
Mozzarella cheese
Melts and stretches, binding the layers and giving a gooey texture.
Tomatoes
Provide moisture, acidity and the main flavour base of the sauce.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savoury, salty flavour and helps the top brown during baking.

The step that matters

Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares. Resting lets the melted cheese and noodles firm up as the dish cools slightly, so the squares hold their shape instead of collapsing and running when cut.

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, sauce, garlic, pepper, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Basilfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Parsleythe original
  4. Thymefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, sauce, garlic, pepper, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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