Name: Buffalo Chicken & Tater Tot Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon Butter, Melted; 6 slices Bacon; ⅓ cups Buffalo Sauce, Like Frank's Red Hot; 1-½ pound Frozen Popcorn Chicken Nuggets; 5 ounces, weight Sour Cream; 5 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature; 3 cups Frozen Tater Tots; 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Or Colby Jack Cheese

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Buffalo Chicken & Tater Tot Casserole

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Butter, Melted
6 slices Bacon
⅓ cups Buffalo Sauce, Like Frank's Red Hot
1-½ pound Frozen Popcorn Chicken Nuggets
5 ounces, weight Sour Cream
5 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature
3 cups Frozen Tater Tots
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Or Colby Jack Cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

735Calories

67 gProtein

48 gFat

8 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Buffalo	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0
Popcorn	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 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.

Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together473 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Buffalo + chickentop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together71 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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