What goes well with marinara sauce?
We analyzed over 150,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes marinara sauce better. On average, recipes with marinara sauce gets 4.34⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better. And sometimes worse. Like with cream cheese.
Here comes the combinations we found:
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Better than not:
red onion,
green bell pepper,
broccoli,
chicken broth,
bay leaf,
eggplant,
ziti,
cauliflower,
lasagna noodles,
lean beef,
all purpose flour,
italian seasoning,
italian style crumbs,
no boil lasagna noodles,
onion,
panko crumbs,
parsley,
pasta shells,
penne pasta,
pork,
quinoa,
ricotta cheese,
salt,
skim mozzarella cheese,
skim ricotta cheese,
spaghetti,
spaghetti squash,
spinach,
tomatoes
🤷♀️ Shrug:
pecorino cheese,
virgin olive oil,
egg,
garlic,
chives,
black pepper,
cheese ravioli,
milk,
mushrooms,
olive oil,
parmesan,
sugar
Scores poorly:
baby spinach,
chickpeas,
italian sausage,
basil,
cherry tomatoes,
fennel,
crimini mushrooms,
mozzarella cheese
Pay attention:
kosher salt,
butter,
chicken breasts,
heavy cream,
crumbs,
oregano,
pasta,
pepperoni,
provolone cheese,
red bell pepper,
red pepper flakes,
thyme,
yellow onion
Makes both ingredients worse:
cream cheese
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes I found with marinara sauce:
Simple Goat Cheese and Marinara Appetizer
www.theorganickitchen.org
Review: 4.34/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.7/10
Stuffed Roasted Yellow Peppers or Red Peppers in Tomato Sauce
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.6/10
