Name: Rice and Ham Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped fully cooked ham; 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 cup shredded carrot; 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped; 3/4 cup uncooked instant rice; 1 teaspoon diced onion; 3 cups whole milk; 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup

Why it works: Carrot and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,555 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Rice and Ham Casserole

8 servings

Prep15 min

Cook2 hr

Ingredients

1 cup chopped fully cooked ham
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded carrot
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
3/4 cup uncooked instant rice
1 teaspoon diced onion
3 cups whole milk
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

867Calories

50 gProtein

38 gFat

81 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
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.

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.

Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21,601 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + ricetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,477 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Rice + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,374 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,433 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, cheddar cheese, pepper, rice, onion, milk, cream):

Potatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Asparagusfits about as well
Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, cheddar cheese, pepper, rice, onion, milk, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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