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Cheezy Rice and Corn

A baked casserole of rice, corn, and cheese topped with buttered breadcrumbs.

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Why it works: Rice and corn match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 933 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Cheezy Rice and Corn

Oven400 degrees
Time15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Mix rice, corn, and cheeses in a large bowl.

  3. Spoon mixture evenly into a buttered baking dish.

Bake and top

  1. Cover and bake for 10 minutes.

  2. Blend butter and breadcrumbs in a small bowl with a fork. Sprinkle the butter-breadcrumb mixture evenly over the rice dish.

  3. Return to oven and bake until crumbs are crusty, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1066Calories
34 gProtein
33 gFat
158 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77

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. Rice + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together933 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Corn + buttertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,345 recipes

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

  4. Rice + cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together942 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Rice + buttertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,645 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

What each ingredient does

Hot cooked rice
Forms the bulk of the casserole and absorbs moisture and flavor from the cheese.
Cheddar or monterey jack cheese
Melts into the rice to bind the dish and add richness and savory flavor.
Colby cheese
Melts into a creamy, mild layer that helps hold the casserole together.
Butter or margarine
Fat that coats the breadcrumbs so they toast and brown evenly in the oven.
Italian breadcrumbs
Form a crisp, golden topping when baked with melted fat.

The step that matters

Baking the buttered breadcrumb topping uncovered. Crumbs need dry heat and fat to brown and crisp. If the dish stays covered or the crumbs are not coated with butter, the topping will stay soft and pale instead of crusty.

“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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