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Asparagus Special

A baked dish of asparagus topped with a creamy mixture of sour cream, cottage cheese, and eggs, finished with tomato slices and parmesan.

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Why it works: Cottage cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 213 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Asparagus Special

Oven350
Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Lightly grease a square baking dish.

  2. Spread asparagus on bottom of dish.

Make and assemble

  1. Mix sour cream, cottage cheese, baking mix, butter and eggs with hand mixer for 1 minute.

  2. Pour mixture over asparagus then arrange tomatoes on top.

Bake

  1. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

537Calories
48 gProtein
30 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Tomato1 medium (123g)22

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. Cottage cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

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

  2. Asparagus + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together313 recipes

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

  3. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Tomato + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,490 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the mixture and help it set as it bakes.
Sour cream
Adds moisture and richness to the custard-like base.
Cottage cheese
Adds moisture and body to the creamy base.
Baking mix
Provides flour and leavening to give the base structure.
Butter
Adds fat and richness to the mixture.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savory flavor and browning on the top.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (asparagus, cream, cottage cheese, butter, egg, parmesan cheese):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against asparagus, cream, cottage cheese, butter, egg, 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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