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Easiest Broccoli Soup Ever

"This cheesy cream of broccoli recipe takes very little time and tastes amazing. Perfect for a quick meal after a long day. I prefer to use organic broccoli and milk."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Easiest Broccoli Soup Ever

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 592 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Easiest Broccoli Soup Ever

2 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

433Calories
29 gProtein
25 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 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 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. Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

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

  2. Broccoli + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Milk + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Broccoli + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together447 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

  5. Broccoli + parmesan cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together435 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, pepper):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Broccolithe original

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