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Low Fat Full Flavor Cream of Broccoli Soup

"This low fat version of cream of broccoli soup is so good your family won't know the difference. My stepfather literally licked his bowl."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Low Fat Full Flavor Cream of Broccoli Soup

Why it works: Coriander and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 516 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Low Fat Full Flavor Cream of Broccoli Soup

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

521Calories
44 gProtein
24 gFat
34 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot 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.

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. Coriander + broccolitop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together516 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Pepper + coriandertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Pepper + broccolitop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Leek + chickentop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  5. Leek + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together965 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, pepper, coriander, broccoli, chicken, evaporated milk):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, pepper, coriander, broccoli, chicken, evaporated milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.