Name: Sour Cream Snacks
Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef; 2 cups Bisquick; 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese; 1/2 cup minced broccoli; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 2/3 cup milk; 1 egg

Why it works: Broccoli and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Sour Cream Snacks

Oven350

Time20 minutes to 25 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Heat oven to 350. Grease a 15x10 inch cookie sheet with edges.
In a skillet cook ground beef till pea size and brown and drain.

Make and bake

In a large bowl mix remaining ingredients and spread in the prepared pan.
Bake 20 minutes to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool and serve

Cool 5 minutes.
Cut into any size square desired.
Dip into your favorite sauce.
Serve warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

859Calories

78 gProtein

46 gFat

32 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4

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.

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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.

Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,072 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Cheese + parmesan cheesetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,041 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,426 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Broccoli + parmesan cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together435 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Beef + milktop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,759 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

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

What each ingredient does

Bisquick: Forms the biscuit base that sets and gives the bake its structure.
Egg: Binds the mixture and helps it set firm as it bakes.
Milk: Hydrates the dry mix so the batter spreads and bakes evenly.
Sour cream: Adds moisture and tang, keeping the biscuits tender.
Shredded cheese: Melts through the base, adding richness and savory flavor.
Lean ground beef: Provides the savory meaty body of the biscuits.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, cheese, broccoli, parmesan cheese, cream, milk, egg):

Garlicthe original
Nutmegfits about as well
Celeryfits about as well
Pepperfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, cheese, broccoli, parmesan cheese, cream, milk, egg. 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.