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Fancy Baked Macaroni and Feta

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Why it works: Dill and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 164 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Fancy Baked Macaroni and Feta

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cook macaroni for 20 minutes and rinse well.

  2. Mix eggs and milk in a bowl and add feta, olives, oil, parsley, thyme and pepper.

  3. Add macaroni to this mix and put them in a casserole and put grated cheese on top.

  4. Bake macaroni in preheated 375°F oven for 30 minutes.

  5. Category:Cathy's Recipes

  6. Category:Casserole Recipes

  7. Category:Macaroni Recipes

  8. Category:Feta Recipes

  9. Category:Black olive Recipes

  10. Category:Swiss cheese Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

574Calories
30 gProtein
43 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Macaroninot 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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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. Dill + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together164 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  2. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  3. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

  5. Feta cheese + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, milk, feta cheese, olive, butter, dill, pepper):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Thymethe original
  3. Capersfits about as well
  4. Oreganofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, milk, feta cheese, olive, butter, dill, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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