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Cheeseboard Pasta Bake

This simple and satisfying meal tastes as good as it looks - and uses up any leftovers from your Christmas cheeseboard

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Cheeseboard Pasta Bake

Why it works: Cheese and blue cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 61 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheeseboard Pasta Bake

Serves 4
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1455Calories
74 gProtein
75 gFat
120 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Blue Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Mixed Nutsnot in our table0
Hazelnutnot 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.

By bbcgoodfood. 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cheese + blue cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together61 recipes

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

  2. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

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

  5. Butter + blue cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together232 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, butter, flour, nutmeg, cheese, blue cheese, ham):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Clovefits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, butter, flour, nutmeg, cheese, blue cheese, ham. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.