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Potato Chip Casserole

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Potato Chip Casserole

Why it works: Beef and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,232 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Potato Chip Casserole

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

670Calories
43 gProtein
29 gFat
63 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
Beef100g cooked250
Potato Chip1 medium (173g) baked161
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soupnot 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. Beef + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Mushroom + mozzarella cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together439 recipes

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

  3. Corn + mushroomtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together399 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Green beans + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Green beans + corntop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together39 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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 (beef, corn, cream, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, potato chip):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Green beansthe original

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