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Bobbe's Super Cheesy Pasta

"A very rich, creamy, and zesty cheese and pasta recipe. Not for the dieters out there! The salad dressing adds a very nice creaminess and a little 'bite'!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Bobbe's Super Cheesy Pasta

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and blue cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 51 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Bobbe's Super Cheesy Pasta

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

917Calories
47 gProtein
55 gFat
60 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
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Blue Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Goudanot 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 allrecipes. 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. Cheddar cheese + blue cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together51 recipes

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

  2. Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

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

  3. Parmesan cheese + blue cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34 recipes

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

  4. Cheddar cheese + cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  5. Pasta + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,079 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, butter, garlic, cheddar cheese, cheese, parmesan cheese, blue cheese):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, butter, garlic, cheddar cheese, cheese, parmesan cheese, blue cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.