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Skillet Baked Brussels Sprouts Casserole

Delicious side dish baked to perfection with lots of cheese and fantastic flavors.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Skillet Baked Brussels Sprouts Casserole

Why it works: Gruyere cheese and cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 93 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Skillet Baked Brussels Sprouts Casserole

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

427Calories
22 gProtein
23 gFat
37 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Brussels Sprouts1 cup (156g)56
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 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.

  1. Gruyere cheese + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together93 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  3. Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 recipes

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

  4. Onion + gruyere cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together186 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  5. Pepper + cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,861 recipes

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

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, onion, gruyere cheese, cheese):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

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