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Broccoli and Four Cheese Calzones

"Calzones are a fun variation for pizza lovers! Try substituting frozen chopped spinach for the broccoli. All-purpose flour will work if you do not have bread flour handy!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Broccoli and Four Cheese Calzones

Why it works: Provolone cheese and parmesan cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 90 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Broccoli and Four Cheese Calzones

6 servings
Prep40 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1107Calories
52 gProtein
46 gFat
116 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
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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. Provolone cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together90 recipes

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

  2. Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

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

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, bread, flour, broccoli, garlic, provolone cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Basilfits about as well
  3. Oreganothe original
  4. Parsleyfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, bread, flour, broccoli, garlic, provolone cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.