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Cheddar-Mashed Potato Casserole

"Enjoy this low-tending potato classic with a surprise layer of cheese in the centre of the casserole."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cheddar-Mashed Potato Casserole

Why it works: Potato and cheese work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 959 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Cheddar-Mashed Potato Casserole

1 1.5-L casserole
Prep25 min
Cook55 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

632Calories
38 gProtein
34 gFat
44 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43

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. Potato + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together959 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Cream + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,655 recipes

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

  3. Potato + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,481 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, cheese):

  1. Potatothe original
  2. Mustardfits about as well
  3. Onionfits about as well
  4. Spinachfits less well

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