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Spinach Mushroom Rice Bake

A baked rice dish with spinach, mushrooms, onions, and cheese.

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Why it works: Spinach and mushroom work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 778 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓

Spinach Mushroom Rice Bake

Oven200 °C (400 °F)
Time10 to 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the rice layer

  1. Heat the butter in a pan and add the onion slices.

  2. Fry for 2 minutes and then add the rice.

  3. Stir for 2 to 3 more minutes and add 2 cups of water and salt.

  4. Simmer till the rice is cooked.

  5. Each grain of the rice should be separate. Keep aside.

Make the spinach mushroom vegetable

  1. For the spinach mushroom vegetable, heat the butter and fry the onion with the carom for 2 minutes.

  2. Add the spinach and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes.

  3. Add the cheese, salt and pepper and allow the mixture to dry a little.

  4. Remove from the flame and keep aside.

Assemble and bake

  1. Lightly butter a 6" diameter baking dish.

  2. Arrange the buttered rice layer on the bottom of the baking dish.

  3. Spread the spinach mushroom vegetable on it.

  4. Top with the sliced mushrooms and the grated cheese and bake in a preheated hot oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for 10 to 15 minutes.

  5. Add a sprig of parsley and serve hot.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

629Calories
18 gProtein
36 gFat
63 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)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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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. Spinach + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together778 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  2. Spinach + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,400 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  3. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Onion + spinachtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Rice + spinachtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together518 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

What each ingredient does

Basmati rice
Forms the separate-grained base layer that gives the bake its body.
Butter
Adds richness and helps the onion and rice brown lightly in the pan.
Spinach
Adds moisture and leafy bulk that cooks down into the vegetable layer.
Mushrooms
Contribute savoury, earthy flavour and moisture to the vegetable layer and topping.
Cheese
Melts and binds the vegetable layer while browning on top in the oven.
Carom seeds
Add a sharp, thyme-like aroma to the vegetable layer.

The step that matters

Let the mixture dry a little before layering. Spinach and mushrooms release water as they cook; letting the mixture reduce keeps the layer from making the rice soggy during baking.

Swap the onion

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

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, basmati rice, butter, spinach, mushroom, cheese, pepper. 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.

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