Name: Creamy Green Bean Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) can green beans, drained; 1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained; 2 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of celery soup, undiluted; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cups coarsely crushed buttery round crackers; 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste; 2 tablespoons margarine, melted

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Creamy Green Bean Casserole

8 servings

Prep10 min

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can green beans, drained
1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
2 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of celery soup, undiluted
1 onion, chopped
2 cups coarsely crushed buttery round crackers
1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
2 tablespoons margarine, melted

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

770Calories

19 gProtein

20 gFat

131 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Soup	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 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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Green beans + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together197 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Corn + celerytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together920 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Celery + garlictop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,321 recipes

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

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, cream, celery, onion, garlic):

Potatofits better
Chivefits better
Spinachfits better
Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, cream, celery, onion, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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