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Swedish Meatloaf

A loaf of ground beef mixed with cream of mushroom soup, breadcrumbs, egg, onion, salt, nutmeg, baked and served with sour cream.

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Why it works: Mushroom and beef are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,232 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Swedish Meatloaf

Oven375°F
Time1 hour and 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the meatloaf

  1. Combine and mix 1/2 cup of the soup, beef, breadcrumbs, egg, onion, salt and nutmeg.

  2. Shape mixture into a loaf and place in a shallow baking pan.

  3. Bake at 375°F for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Make the sauce and serve

  1. Combine remaining soup and sour cream. Heat until warmed through.

  2. Serve over meatloaf.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1005Calories
66 gProtein
29 gFat
115 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Soupnot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Mushroom + beeftop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

  3. Mushroom + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,626 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Cream + nutmegtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Mushroom + nutmegtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,988 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

What each ingredient does

Lean ground beef
Provides the main body and savory flavor of the loaf.
Fine dry breadcrumbs
Absorb moisture and help the loaf hold its shape while keeping it tender.
Egg
Binds the mixture together so the loaf holds its shape when sliced.
Cream of mushroom soup
Adds moisture and creamy flavor to both the loaf and the sauce.
Sour cream
Adds richness and tang to the sauce.

The step that matters

Heat the sauce until warmed through. Sour cream can curdle or separate if it boils, so heat it gently just until warm before serving over the meatloaf.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, mushroom, beef, egg, nutmeg):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, mushroom, beef, egg, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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