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Garlicky Broccoli Cheese Soup

Traditional broccoli cheddar soup gets a makeover with big flavor, gluten-free creaminess and a secret ingredient that enhances the broccoli color.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Garlicky Broccoli Cheese Soup

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and goat cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 75 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Garlicky Broccoli Cheese Soup

Serves 6
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

716Calories
33 gProtein
40 gFat
62 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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.

  1. Parmesan cheese + goat cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together75 recipes

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

  2. Parmesan cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

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

  3. Goat cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17 recipes

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

  4. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Garlic + potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, goat cheese, cheddar cheese, olive, clove, garlic, potato):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Onionfits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, goat cheese, cheddar cheese, olive, clove, garlic, potato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.