Name: Easy Cheesy Hash Browns
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (optional); 2 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of celery soup; 2 cups sour cream; 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed; 2 cups crushed corn flakes; 1/2 cup butter, melted

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Easy Cheesy Hash Browns

12 servings

Prep15 min

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (optional)
2 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of celery soup
2 cups sour cream
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
2 cups crushed corn flakes
1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

709Calories

34 gProtein

38 gFat

64 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
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
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.

Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together467 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Potato + corntop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together938 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Celery + potatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,047 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Cheddar cheese + potatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together932 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, cream, cheddar cheese, potato, corn, butter):

Nutmegfits about as well
Garlicfits about as well
Dillfits about as well
Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, cream, cheddar cheese, potato, corn, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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