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Cheeseburger Paradise Soup

A hearty soup made with potatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, ground beef, mushrooms, cheese, and bacon.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Cheeseburger Paradise Soup

Time15–20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup base

  1. Combine the first nine ingredients in a soup kettle and bring to a boil.

  2. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15–20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Add the beef and milk

  1. In a large skillet, cook the beef and mushrooms in butter over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain and add to the soup.

  2. Stir in 4 cups of milk and heat through.

Thicken and finish

  1. In a small bowl, whisk the flour with the remaining milk until smooth; gradually stir into the soup, bring to a boil, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until thickened.

  2. Reduce heat, stir in the cheese until melted, and garnish with bacon.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1406Calories
67 gProtein
50 gFat
173 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot in our table0

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.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  3. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Potato + carrottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,107 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Soften into tender pieces that give the soup its hearty body.
Ground beef
Provides savory, meaty flavor and rich fat that carries the soup's taste.
Mushrooms
Add earthy, savory depth and a tender, meaty bite.
All-purpose flour
Starch thickens the liquid into a smooth, cohesive soup.
Milk
Adds creaminess and softens the soup's overall richness.
Process cheese
Melts into a smooth, creamy, cheesy body that binds the soup.

The step that matters

Whisking the flour into milk before adding it. Flour dropped directly into hot liquid clumps. Whisking it smooth into cold milk first lets the starch disperse evenly, and boiling it for two minutes fully thickens the soup.

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, carrot, onion, pepper, beef, garlic, clove):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, carrot, onion, pepper, beef, garlic, clove. 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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