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Broccoli and Carrot Lasagna

"Really yummy as well as vegetarian."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Broccoli and Carrot Lasagna

Why it works: Cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 96 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Broccoli and Carrot Lasagna

1 -9x13-inch pan

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

447Calories
34 gProtein
24 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Lasagnanot in our table0
Soupnot 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. Cottage cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together96 recipes

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

  2. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  3. Parmesan cheese + cottage cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Broccoli + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,442 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, cream, mushroom, parmesan cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, garlic):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Onionfits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, cream, mushroom, parmesan cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.