Name: Crunchy Onion Bacon Potatoes
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Salt (For Boiling Water); 6 whole Gold Yukon Potatoes (peeled, Cut In Small Cubes); ½ cups 2% Milk; ½ sticks Sweet Cream Butter; 1 teaspoon Black Pepper; ½ teaspoons Salt; 6 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon (fried Crispy And Cut Into Small Pieces); 2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese; 2 cups French's Brand French Fried Onions (from A Can)

Why it works: Potato and onion 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 ↓

Crunchy Onion Bacon Potatoes

Serves 4

Prep11 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

1 teaspoon Salt (For Boiling Water)
6 whole Gold Yukon Potatoes (peeled, Cut In Small Cubes)
½ cups 2% Milk
½ sticks Sweet Cream Butter
1 teaspoon Black Pepper
½ teaspoons Salt
6 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon (fried Crispy And Cut Into Small Pieces)
2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
2 cups French's Brand French Fried Onions (from A Can)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

669Calories

24 gProtein

38 gFat

61 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
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
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

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

Capsicumfits about as well
Onionthe original
Chivefits about as well
Asparagusfits about as well

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

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