Name: Hash Brown Casserole for the Slow Cooker
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups sour cream; 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted; 2 cups shredded processed cheese; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed

Why it works: Onion and potato 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 ↓

Hash Brown Casserole for the Slow Cooker

16 servings

Prep15 min

Cook4 hr

Ingredients

2 cups sour cream
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
2 cups shredded processed cheese
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

490Calories

32 gProtein

16 gFat

58 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
Processed Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
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.

Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together968 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Mushroom + oniontop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,626 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Mushroom + cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,015 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 (cream, mushroom, cheese, pepper, potato):

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

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

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