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Roasted Vegetable Lasagna Stack for One

If the season is warm, feel free to roast the veggies outdoor on the grill. It'll add a nice smoky flavor to the end result dish.

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Why it works: Mushroom and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,199 recipes mention both. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

The recipe

(1 serving)
Prep30 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Toss the zucchini slices, red pepper strips and mushrooms with the olive oil, salt and pepper on a baking sheet and roast for 8 minutes until just tender.

  2. Meanwhile, boil the lasagna noodles in a pan of boiling water as directed until tender, then drain and lay them flat.

  3. Lower the oven to 375°F (190°C). Mix the ricotta, Parmesan, egg, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a small bowl.

  4. In a small oven-safe dish, layer a spoonful of marinara, a noodle, half the ricotta mixture, half the roasted vegetables and a little mozzarella. Repeat once more, ending with a noodle, marinara and the remaining mozzarella on top.

  5. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the mozzarella is melted and bubbling and the centre reaches 160°F (71°C) because of the raw egg in the filling. Rest for 5 minutes before serving.

By backtoherroots. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Mushroom + parmesan cheesetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,199 recipes

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

  2. Olive + parmesan cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Mushroom + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together449 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  5. Olive + ricotta cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together595 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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