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Hellmann's® Leftover Turkey Casserole

"An easy casserole made up of layers of leftover stuffing, turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce."

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Hellmann's® Leftover Turkey Casserole

Why it works: Berry and cranberry work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Hellmann's® Leftover Turkey Casserole

1 8-inch casserole
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

457Calories
42 gProtein
10 gFat
50 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 7 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Stuffingnot in our table0
Berrynot in our table0
Saucenot 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.

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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. Berry + cranberrytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Turkey + cranberrytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together97 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Cranberry + potatotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  4. Sauce + mozzarella cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together804 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

  5. Potato + mozzarella cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the berry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, cranberry, sauce, potato, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Plumfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Applefits better
  4. Berrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, cranberry, sauce, potato, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.