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Sausage-Kale Breakfast Strata

I love make-ahead breakfast casseroles, also known as strata, also known as Breakfast Bread Pudding, also known as I Don't Ca...

By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Sausage-Kale Breakfast Strata

Why it works: Oregano and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,443 recipes. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Sausage-Kale Breakfast Strata

Serves 12
Prep30 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1242Calories
65 gProtein
57 gFat
115 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By thepioneerwoman. 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. Oregano + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Pepper + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

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

  4. Kale + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together647 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Oregano + kaletop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the kale

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, milk, pepper, oregano, bread, olive, mushroom):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Kalethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, milk, pepper, oregano, bread, olive, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.