Name: Pizza Pouches
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 16-ounce bag store-bought pizza dough; 6 tablespoons fresh or jarred marinara sauce (such as Rao’s); 6 store-bought turkey meatballs (such as Murray’s or Trader Joe’s); 6 tablespoons shredded mozzarella; 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon milk (any fat content)

Why it works: Turkey and milk work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 281 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Pizza Pouches

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 16-ounce bag store-bought pizza dough
6 tablespoons fresh or jarred marinara sauce (such as Rao’s)
6 store-bought turkey meatballs (such as Murray’s or Trader Joe’s)
6 tablespoons shredded mozzarella
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
1 egg
1 teaspoon milk (any fat content)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

609Calories

63 gProtein

31 gFat

19 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Pizza	not in our table	0
Meatball	not in our table	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.

Turkey + milktop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together281 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Egg + milktop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together88,785 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Sauce + turkeytop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together531 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sauce + milktop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,759 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Turkey + eggtop 31% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together846 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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