Name: Amish Yum-a-Setta
Ingredients: 2 pounds hamburger; salt and pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 1 can tomato soup; 1 can cream of chicken soup; 1 package egg noodles; 1 package processed cheese,

Why it works: Pepper and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Amish Yum-a-Setta

Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the filling

Brown hamburger with salt, pepper, brown sugar and onion.
Add tomato soup.
Add cream of chicken soup.

Assemble and bake

Cook egg noodles.
Layer hamburger mixture and noodle mixture in a casserole with processed cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

778Calories

73 gProtein

39 gFat

30 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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Processed Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Soup	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.

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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.

Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + chickentop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,031 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Hamburger: Provides the main meaty body and savory flavor of the casserole.
Egg noodles: Supply the starchy bulk that gives the casserole its substance.
Processed cheese: Melts into the layers to add creaminess and a rich, savory flavor.
Cream of chicken soup: Adds moisture and a creamy binding sauce that holds the layers together.
Tomato soup: Adds acidity, moisture and a tangy tomato flavor to the meat mixture.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, sugar, tomato, cream, chicken, egg, cheese):

Capsicumfits better
Potatofits better
Asparagusfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, sugar, tomato, cream, chicken, egg, cheese. 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.