Name: Microwave Scalloped Potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 potatoes, peeled and sliced; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 1/2 cups milk; 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley, or to taste (optional); 1 pinch ground paprika, or to taste (optional)

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 ↓

Microwave Scalloped Potatoes

6 servings

Prep10 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

4 potatoes, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley, or to taste (optional)
1 pinch ground paprika, or to taste (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

912Calories

27 gProtein

21 gFat

154 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,855 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Onion + parsleytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,843 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Potato + milktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,611 recipes

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

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

Swap the parsley

The recipe marks parsley as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, onion, butter, flour, milk):

Garlicfits about as well
Cinnamonfits about as well
Thymefits about as well
Parsleythe original

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

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