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Mashed Potato Layer Bake

"Satisfy your comfort food craving with this casserole of mashed sweet and white potatoes, layered with Cheddar and Parmesan cheese."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Mashed Potato Layer Bake

Why it works: Potato and chive work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 611 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Mashed Potato Layer Bake

1 2 liter casserole
Prep25 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

747Calories
48 gProtein
37 gFat
58 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together611 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Sweet potato + chivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Chive + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  5. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the sweet potato

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

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Sweet potatothe original

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