Name: Pepper Jack Potato Baked Omelet
Ingredients: ½ pound pepper jack cheese, grated; 2 large new potatoes, peeled and quartered; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1-teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons mustard

Why it works: Potato and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,340 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Pepper Jack Potato Baked Omelet

Oven350

Time15 minutes

Ingredients

½ pound pepper jack cheese, grated
2 large new potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1-teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons mustard

Directions

Make the filling

Boil and mash the potatoes.
Mix the potatoes, cheese, eggs and butter together.
Stir in the salt, pepper and mustard.

Bake

Pour into a buttered dish and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

463Calories

18 gProtein

27 gFat

40 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Salt	1 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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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.

Potato + mustardtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,340 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,430 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + potatotop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cheese + mustardtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,805 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

New potatoes: Mashed potatoes add starch and body, giving the omelet a soft, creamy texture.
Eggs: Beaten eggs set as they bake, binding the filling together.
Pepper jack cheese: Melted pepper jack adds fat, saltiness and a sharp, spicy flavor.
Unsalted butter: Butter adds richness and moisture to the filling.

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, cheese, potato, egg, butter):

Capsicumfits better
Asparagusfits better
Chivefits about as well
Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, cheese, potato, egg, butter. 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.