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Amy's Asparagus Casserole

"It's just like the green bean casserole but even tastier."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Asparagus and mushroom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 400 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

The recipe

10 servings
Prep15 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

  2. Bring a pan of boiling water to a boil, add the asparagus pieces, and cook for 3 minutes. Drain well and pat dry.

  3. In a large bowl, stir together the blanched asparagus, the condensed golden mushroom soup, and about two-thirds of the shredded provolone until evenly combined.

  4. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish and cover with foil.

  5. Bake for 30 minutes.

  6. Remove the foil and scatter the remaining provolone and the French-fried onions over the top.

  7. Bake uncovered for 12 to 15 minutes, until bubbling and the cheese is melted and golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Asparagus + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together400 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Provolone cheese + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together62 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Mushroom + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together10,619 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Asparagus + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,210 recipes

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

  5. Provolone cheese + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together181 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (asparagus, provolone cheese, mushroom):

  1. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  2. Spinachbetter flavor fit
  3. Potatobetter flavor fit
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against asparagus, provolone cheese, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).