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Hamburger Pie

A baked hamburger meat casserole topped with mashed potatoes and melted cheddar cheese.

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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 ↓

Hamburger Pie

Oven350°F
Time35-40 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the meat base

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Combine all meat mixture ingredients until evenly mixed.

  3. Place into a round casserole dish.

  4. Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes.

Make and add the potato topping

  1. Combine milk, salt, and butter; heat to a simmer (do not boil) and remove from heat.

  2. Add potato flakes, stirring gently until mixture thickens (in small quantities add additional flakes if a thicker mixture is desired).

  3. Spoon potatoes on top of the cooked meat pie, sprinkle with cheese, and bake an additional 3-4 minutes or until cheese has melted.

  4. Let cool for 10 minutes and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1068Calories
58 gProtein
50 gFat
100 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Mashed Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Meatnot in our table0
Toppingnot 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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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. 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. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Hamburger
Provides the savory meat base that gives the pie its body and flavor.
Eggs
Bind the meat mixture so it holds together when sliced and served.
Instant mashed potatoes
Form the thickened potato topping that sets into a soft, spreadable layer.
Milk
Adds moisture and richness to the potato topping as it thickens.
Cheddar cheese
Melts over the potatoes to add richness and a golden, savory top.

The step that matters

Heating the milk mixture without boiling. Bringing the milk, salt, and butter only to a simmer keeps it from scalding and boiling over, and the potato flakes then absorb the liquid smoothly into a spreadable mash.

Swap the garlic

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

  1. Parsleyfits about as well
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Garlicthe original
  4. Nutmegfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against meat, egg, milk, potato, onion, pepper, 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.

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