Name: Corn Casserole with Bacon
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 1/2 C. chopped onion; 2 T. chopped green pepper; 2 T. butter; 2 T. flour; 1/2 t. salt; 1 C. sour cream; 2 cans whole kernal corn, drained; 1 T. parsley

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Corn Casserole with Bacon

Ingredients

Directions

In large skillet, fry bacon; drain, crumble, and set aside.
Pour off bacon grease; melt butter over medium low heat.
Add onion and green pepper, saute for 2 minutes; stir in flour and salt.
Gradually add the sour cream.
Heat until it just begins to bubble, stirring constantly;
Add corn and heat through
Stir in half of the crumbled bacon.
Transfer corn and sour cream mixture to a 2 quart casserole dish; top corn casserole with remaining crumbled bacon and chopped parsley.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

853Calories

38 gProtein

18 gFat

134 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
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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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.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,843 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + corntop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,324 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, butter, flour, cream, corn, parsley):

Potatofits better
Carrotfits better
Shallotfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, butter, flour, cream, corn, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.