Name: Ham and Cheesy Potato Dinner
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: cooking spray; 28 ounces frozen diced potatoes with peppers and onions, thawed; 2 cups shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese; 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup; 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream; 1 (3 pound) boneless fully cooked ham, halved lengthwise

Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Ham and Cheesy Potato Dinner

10 servings

Prep10 min

Cook5 hr

Ingredients

cooking spray
28 ounces frozen diced potatoes with peppers and onions, thawed
2 cups shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 (3 pound) boneless fully cooked ham, halved lengthwise

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

836Calories

64 gProtein

39 gFat

57 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
Pork	100g cooked	242
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
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.

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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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Potato + celerytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,047 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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 (potato, pepper, onion, cheese, cream, ham):

Garlicfits about as well
Celerythe original
Thymefits about as well
Parsleyfits about as well

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

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