Name: Wild Mushroom and Pea Parmesan Rice
Ingredients: 1/2 ounce dried wild mushrooms; 1 cup hot water; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 cups cooked long grain rice; 1/4 cup frozen petite peas, thawed; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Why it works: Mushroom and parmesan cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,199 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Wild Mushroom and Pea Parmesan Rice

Time20 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 ounce dried wild mushrooms
1 cup hot water
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups cooked long grain rice
1/4 cup frozen petite peas, thawed
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Prepare the mushrooms

Place mushrooms in 2-quart saucepan.
Pour water over mushrooms; let stand 20 minutes or until soft.
Drain mushrooms and coarsely chop.

Combine and serve

Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
Add rice, mushrooms and peas, and stir until heated through.
Add cheese; toss well.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

495Calories

21 gProtein

20 gFat

59 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Pea	1/2 cup (72g)	62
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
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.

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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.

Mushroom + parmesan cheesetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,199 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,525 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Mushroom + ricetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,515 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,163 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Mushroom + peastop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together890 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

What each ingredient does

Dried wild mushrooms: Rehydrated in hot water, they add savory, earthy flavor and a chewy texture.
Butter: Adds richness and fat, coating the rice and carrying flavor.
Cooked long grain rice: Forms the bulk of the dish, providing its main texture and body.
Parmesan cheese: Adds salty, savory depth and helps the rice turn cohesive as it melts.

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, butter, rice, parmesan cheese):

Beansfits better
Sesamefits about as well
Peasthe original
Peanutfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, butter, rice, parmesan 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.