Name: Easy Potato Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 12 (2/3-cup) servings
Ingredients: 1 (28 ounce) package frozen potatoes O'Brien with peppers and onions, thawed; 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup; 1/2 cup 2% milk; 1/2 cup Daisy Brand Sour Cream; 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese; 1 cup shredded Muenster cheese; 2 tablespoons dry Panko breadcrumbs; 2 teaspoons butter, melted

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and swiss cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 80 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Easy Potato Casserole

12 (2/3-cup) servings

Prep15 min

Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) package frozen potatoes O'Brien with peppers and onions, thawed
1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup Daisy Brand Sour Cream
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup shredded Muenster cheese
2 tablespoons dry Panko breadcrumbs
2 teaspoons butter, melted

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1417Calories

68 gProtein

54 gFat

166 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Swiss Cheese	1 oz (28g)	108
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	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.

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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.

Cheddar cheese + swiss cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together80 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mushroom + swiss cheesetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together136 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together932 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mushroom + cheddar cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together705 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, pepper, cream, mushroom, milk, cheddar cheese, swiss cheese):

Capsicumfits better
Asparagusfits about as well
Spinachfits about as well
Onionthe original

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

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