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French Fry Pizza Pie

A pizza topped with frozen french fries, sauce, oregano, peppers, onions, mozzarella, and parmesan.

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Why it works: Cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,041 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

French Fry Pizza Pie

Oven450°F
Timeabout 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Heat oven to 450°F.

  2. Coat a 12-inch round pizza pan with vegetable cooking spray.

  3. Arrange frozen potatoes evenly in one layer in the pan.

  4. Bake 10 minutes.

Top and bake

  1. Remove pan from oven and cover potatoes with sauce. Sprinkle with oregano.

  2. Arrange pepper strips on sauce; sprinkle with onions and top with cheeses.

  3. Bake about 15 minutes until top is lightly browned.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

549Calories
30 gProtein
24 gFat
56 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Pizzanot in our table0
Saucenot 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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Cheese + parmesan cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,041 recipes

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

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  3. Oregano + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

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

  5. Potato + oreganotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together441 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Frozen french fried shoestring potatoes
Form the crust-like base that holds the toppings and crisps in the oven.
Pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce
Adds moisture and tangy, savory flavor over the potatoes.
Mozzarella cheese
Melts into a stretchy layer and browns on top.
Parmesan cheese
Adds salty, savory flavor and helps the top brown.

The step that matters

Arranging the potatoes in one even layer. Potatoes piled on top of each other steam instead of crisping, so the base stays soft. A single layer lets moisture escape and the surface brown.

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, sauce, pepper, onion, cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Celeryfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, sauce, pepper, onion, 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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