Name: Cream Cheese Mashed Potato Recipe with Roasted Peppers & Caramelized Onions {Vegan}
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 6 cups
Ingredients: 1 tsp olive oil; 2 medium yellow onions, chopped; 2 1/2 lb. russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes; 1 1/4 lb. cauliflower, cut into small florets; 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp almond milk; 3 oz. GO Veggie! Dairy Free, Vegan Classic Plain Cream Cheese Alternative; 1 roasted red pepper, chopped; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Why it works: Onion and potato 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 ↓

Cream Cheese Mashed Potato Recipe with Roasted Peppers & Caramelized Onions {Vegan}

Makes 6 cups

Prep25 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, chopped
2 1/2 lb. russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1 1/4 lb. cauliflower, cut into small florets
1/4 cup + 1 tbsp almond milk
3 oz. GO Veggie! Dairy Free, Vegan Classic Plain Cream Cheese Alternative
1 roasted red pepper, chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

522Calories

12 gProtein

27 gFat

63 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
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Almond Milk	1 cup (240ml) unsweetened	30
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Dairy	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 cookincanuck. 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.

Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,875 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + potatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,458 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Cauliflower + almondtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together19 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 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 cauliflower

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

Chivefits better
Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Cauliflowerthe original

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

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