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Cheesy Turkey Rice Casserole

"This is a wonderful use of leftover turkey or you could even use chicken. You may also want to add potato chips to the top for some crunch."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Cheesy Turkey Rice Casserole

Why it works: Cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Cheesy Turkey Rice Casserole

6 servings
Prep20 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1091Calories
65 gProtein
61 gFat
68 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

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.

  1. Cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Cheddar cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

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

  3. Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

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

  4. Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,433 recipes

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

  5. Cheddar cheese + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,669 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, turkey, evaporated milk, cheese, cheddar cheese, egg, butter):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Chivefits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, turkey, evaporated milk, cheese, cheddar cheese, egg, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.