Name: Mom's Green Bean Vegetable Casserole
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup; 1/2 cup sour cream; 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 pinch salt; 1 (14.5 ounce) can French cut green beans, drained; 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained; 2 sleeves buttery round crackers, crushed; 1/2 cup melted butter

Why it works: Celery and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,518 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Mom's Green Bean Vegetable Casserole

8 servings

Prep5 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 pinch salt
1 (14.5 ounce) can French cut green beans, drained
1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
2 sleeves buttery round crackers, crushed
1/2 cup melted butter

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

979Calories

43 gProtein

30 gFat

136 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	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.

Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cheddar cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,436 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Celery + corntop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together920 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Celery + green beanstop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together79 recipes

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

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, celery, cheddar cheese, onion, corn, butter):

Potatofits better
Chivefits better
Capsicumfits better
Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, celery, cheddar cheese, onion, corn, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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