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Lilley Mashed Potato Casserole

"We (oops, I must say Bob - the kids wouldn't eat mine) always made a big pot of mashed potatoes once a week. The first night it was mashed potatoes. The second time they became this recipe. The third serving was fried potato cakes."

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Lilley Mashed Potato Casserole

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 ↓

Lilley Mashed Potato Casserole

4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

318Calories
12 gProtein
10 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Onion1 medium (110g)44

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  2. Potato + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together959 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 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

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

  1. Mustardfits about as well
  2. Tomatofits about as well
  3. Onionthe original
  4. Chivefits about as well

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