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Easy Cheesy Cream of Broccoli Soup

"This is a fast but delicious soup recipe for those who like broccoli soup but don't like the canned taste. I use light cheese and 98% fat-free soup to reduce the fat content of the soup."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Easy Cheesy Cream of Broccoli Soup

Why it works: Broccoli and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,747 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Easy Cheesy Cream of Broccoli Soup

2 to 4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

389Calories
22 gProtein
24 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Processed Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Soupnot in our table0

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

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

  2. Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

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

  3. Mushroom + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Mushroom + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Broccoli + mushroomtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together539 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (cream, mushroom, milk, cheese, pepper):

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

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