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Bean Lasagna

A layered lasagna with beans, tomato sauce, cheese, and herbs baked in the oven.

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Why it works: Oregano and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,390 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Bean Lasagna

Oven325 °F (163 °C)
Time40 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the beans

  1. Soak beans for four to eight hours.

  2. Cover beans with water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

  3. Simmer beans for 30–40 minutes.

Make the sauce

  1. Heat oil and sauté onion and garlic until soft.

  2. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, basil, paprika, and cooked, drained beans.

  3. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 8–10 minutes.

  4. Add coriander leaves.

Assemble and bake

  1. Preheat oven to 325 °F (163 °C).

  2. Combine cottage cheese, mozzarella, and egg.

  3. Grease a lasagna pan.

  4. Layer noodles, bean mixture, and cheese mixture in the pan, alternating, and finish with a layer of cheese on top.

  5. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top layer.

  6. Bake for 40 minutes at 325 °F.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

566Calories
36 gProtein
37 gFat
22 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
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Beannot in our table0
Lasagnanot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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. Oregano + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Tomato + beanstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,713 recipes

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

  4. Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Tomato + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,767 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

What each ingredient does

Mixed beans
Provide the bulk and protein-rich body that replaces the meat in the sauce layers.
Egg
Binds the cottage cheese and mozzarella mixture so it holds its shape when baked.
Cottage cheese
Adds creamy moisture and body to the cheese layer.
Mozzarella
Melts and stretches to bind the layers and brown on top.
Tomato paste
Concentrates tomato flavour and thickens the sauce.
Lasagna noodles
Form the structure that holds the layers together.

The step that matters

Simmering the beans until tender. Dried beans must be cooked fully before baking, because the oven time is too short and too gentle to soften them, and undercooked beans stay firm and can taste raw.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, garlic, tomato, sauce, oregano, basil, beans):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, garlic, tomato, sauce, oregano, basil, beans. 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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