Bountiful Beef and Rice Bake

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. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

2. Celery + lemontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,467 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

3. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together16,012 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

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

5. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,518 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Roast beef

Provides the main protein and bulk of the casserole.

Mayonnaise

Adds fat and moisture so the mixture stays creamy while baking.

Cooked rice

Adds body and bulk, absorbing some of the dressing's moisture.

Milk

Thins the mayonnaise into a pourable dressing that coats the other ingredients.

Rice cereal crumbs

Forms a crisp, lightly browned topping during baking.

Celery

Adds crunch that stays firm through baking.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, celery, rice, pepper, onion, milk, sauce):

1. Avocadofits about as well
2. Limefits about as well
3. Lemonthe original
4. Mangofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, celery, rice, pepper, onion, milk, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.