Name: Mexican Pizza Supreme
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked rice (cooked in beef broth); 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 pound hot or mild bulk pork sausage; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 4-ounce can chopped green chiles, undrained; 1 large tomato, chopped; 1 cup sour cream; 1/3 cup sliced ripe olives

Why it works: Beef and pork match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,690 recipes. Both carry 12-methyltridecanal, which smells tallowy, beefy. The science ↓

Mexican Pizza Supreme

12 wedges

Oven450°F

Time15 minutes

Ingredients

3 cups cooked rice (cooked in beef broth)
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
2 eggs, beaten
1 pound hot or mild bulk pork sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 4-ounce can chopped green chiles, undrained
1 large tomato, chopped
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup sliced ripe olives

Directions

Make the crust

Combine rice, 1 cup cheese, and eggs in a medium bowl.
Press mixture firmly into two greased 9‑inch pie pans, spreading evenly.
Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes.

Add the topping

Meanwhile, cook sausage and onion in a large skillet until the meat is browned, stirring to crumble.
Drain the sausage and onion on paper towels.
Spoon the sausage and onion over the prepared crust.
Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup cheese and the green chiles over the sausage.
Return the pizza to the oven for 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
Sprinkle chopped tomato over the top.

Finish and serve

Cut the pizza into 12 wedges.
Top each wedge with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with olives before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1059Calories

90 gProtein

45 gFat

67 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Pork	100g cooked	242
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Olive	1 large (4g)	4

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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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.

Beef + porktop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,690 recipes

Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).
Rice + tomatotop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,065 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Beef + tomatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,448 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 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

Cooked rice: Forms the base structure of the crust, holding the pie together when pressed and baked.
Eggs: Bind the rice and cheese so the crust sets firmly instead of crumbling.
Monterey jack cheese: Binds the crust and melts into a stretchy, browned layer over the topping.
Pork sausage: Provides fat and savory flavor, browning to add depth to the topping.
Sour cream: Adds cool creaminess that contrasts with the hot, savory toppings.

The step that matters

Press the rice mixture firmly and evenly into the pans. Rice has little natural gluten, so the crust relies on firm pressing and the egg to bind it. Loose or uneven packing can leave weak spots that crumble when cut and served.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, beef, cheese, egg, pork, onion, cream):

Potatofits better
Asparagusfits about as well
Chivefits about as well
Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, beef, cheese, egg, pork, onion, cream. 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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Mexican Pizza Supreme