Name: Skillet-Baked Cheesy Potato & Bacon Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon; ½ sticks Sweet Cream Butter; 1 cup Milk; ½ teaspoons Black Pepper; 1 cup Low Sodium Vegetable Stock; 1 bag (16 Oz. Size) Frozen Hash Brown Potatoes; 2 cups Shredded Extra Sharp White Cheddar Cheese (Divided Use)

Why it works: Butter and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81,283 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Skillet-Baked Cheesy Potato & Bacon Casserole

Serves 6

Prep10 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

6 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon
½ sticks Sweet Cream Butter
1 cup Milk
½ teaspoons Black Pepper
1 cup Low Sodium Vegetable Stock
1 bag (16 Oz. Size) Frozen Hash Brown Potatoes
2 cups Shredded Extra Sharp White Cheddar Cheese (Divided Use)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

669Calories

24 gProtein

38 gFat

61 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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.

Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together932 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,436 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Pepper + potatotop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

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

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