Name: Grandma's Dried Beef Casserole
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup margarine; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 4 ounces processed cheese food, cubed; 1 (8 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles; 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup; 4 ounces dried beef, chopped; 1 cup crushed plain potato chips

Why it works: Mushroom and beef are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,232 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Grandma's Dried Beef Casserole

8 servings

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
4 ounces processed cheese food, cubed
1 (8 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles
1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
4 ounces dried beef, chopped
1 cup crushed plain potato chips

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1374Calories

67 gProtein

56 gFat

148 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Potato Chip	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Processed Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
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.

Mushroom + beeftop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,232 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,426 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cheese + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,015 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Milk + mushroomtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,231 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
Milk + beeftop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,759 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

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