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Broccoli Soup

A creamy soup made with broccoli, celery, onion, chicken broth, milk, and cheese.

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Why it works: Celery and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,193 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Broccoli Soup

Timeabout 8 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the vegetables

  1. Place vegetables and broth in saucepan.

  2. Bring to boil.

  3. Reduce heat, cover, and cook until vegetables are tender (about 8 minutes).

Thicken the soup

  1. Mix milk, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and thyme; add to cooked vegetables.

  2. Cook, stirring constantly, until soup is lightly thickened and mixture just begins to boil.

  3. Remove from heat.

  4. Add cheese and stir until melted.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

992Calories
65 gProtein
22 gFat
133 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
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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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.

  1. Celery + thymetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,193 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 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. Broccoli + celerytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together807 recipes

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

  5. Broccoli + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

What each ingredient does

Broccoli
Forms the main body of the soup and gives it its vegetable flavor and texture.
Cornstarch
Thickens the milk and broth into a smooth, lightly thickened soup when heated.
Nonfat milk
Forms the creamy base of the soup and adds richness without added fat.
Swiss cheese
Melts into the soup to add savory flavor and a creamy, smooth body.

The step that matters

Stirring the soup after adding the milk mixture. Cornstarch can settle and clump on the bottom of the pan if not stirred constantly. Stirring keeps it dispersed so it thickens evenly and the milk does not scorch.

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (celery, onion, chicken, milk, pepper, thyme, swiss cheese):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against celery, onion, chicken, milk, pepper, thyme, swiss cheese. 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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