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Why it works: Cottage cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 213 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Taco Rice Casserole

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cook beef in large skillet until meat is no longer pink, stirring to crumble. Drain off fat. Add taco seasoning, salt, soup and tomatoes and green chiles. Cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes to blend flavors. Add rice, corn and cheese. Heat until mixture is hot and cheese melts.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1067Calories
76 gProtein
52 gFat
73 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Taconot in our table0
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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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. Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cheese + parmesan cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,041 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Cheese + cottage cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together126 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

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

  5. Tomato + corntop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,099 recipes

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

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, rice, corn, cheese, egg, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Tomatothe original
  2. Asparagusfits about as well
  3. Potatofits less well
  4. Spinachfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, rice, corn, cheese, egg, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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