Name: Slow Cooker Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 9 h
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 5 potatoes, thinly sliced; 1 cup chopped onion; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 cups milk; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese; 2 cups cubed smoke ham

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 ↓

Slow Cooker Ham and Scalloped Potatoes

6 servings

Prep15 min

Cook9 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1221Calories

61 gProtein

38 gFat

156 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 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
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Smoke	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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together932 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + milktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,611 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Milk + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,964 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the onion

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

Capsicumfits about as well
Chivefits about as well
Asparagusfits about as well
Onionthe original

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

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