Name: Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo with Sausage
Ingredients: 1 – 2 medium to large red bell peppers; 1/2 cup butter, salted; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 1/2 cup dried parmesan cheese, grated*; If using canned sprinkles, make sure it is really parmesan and not powdered alternative

Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo with Sausage

Ingredients

1 – 2 medium to large red bell peppers
1/2 cup butter, salted
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cup dried parmesan cheese, grated*
If using canned sprinkles, make sure it is really parmesan and not powdered alternative

Directions

Preheat oven to broiler setting, 500 degrees F. Wash the peppers under running water.
Lay peppers on a glass baking dish and cook for fifteen minutes or until blackened.
Place peppers into a container or pot with a lid and allow to cool for ten minutes.
Using your fingers, gently rub the blackened skin from the peppers and discard.
Cut peppers in quarters, removing inner seeds.
Slice into thin strips.
In a heavy saucepan over low to medium heat, blend all ingredients, including pepper strips.
Stir continuously, but do not bring to a boil.
Once popping begins, remove from heat.
Add in sliced sausage or ground meat and serve over pasta.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

294Calories

12 gProtein

25 gFat

7 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31

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.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,322 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Cream + parmesan cheesetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,566 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Pepper + buttertop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together85,593 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).