Name: Potato-Chip Frittatas
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 5 eggs; 1 1/2 tablespoons milk (any fat content); Salt and pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 leek, sliced (about 1/2 cup); ½ onion, sliced (about 1/2 cup); 1 carrot, shredded (about 1/2 cup); 4 tablespoons shredded cheese (such as cheddar orour favoritesmoked provolone); Potato chips

Why it works: Leek and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,310 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Potato-Chip Frittatas

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

5 eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons milk (any fat content)
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 leek, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
½ onion, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
1 carrot, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
4 tablespoons shredded cheese (such as cheddar orour favoritesmoked provolone)
Potato chips

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

908Calories

42 gProtein

53 gFat

68 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato Chip	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Provolone Cheese	1 oz (28g)	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 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 epicurious. 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.

Leek + carrottop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,310 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Leek + oniontop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,326 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).
Pepper + carrottop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21,601 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, milk, pepper, olive, onion, carrot, cheese):

Capsicumfits better
Potatofits better
Tomatofits better
Leekthe original

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

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