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Bo's Asparagus Casserole

"This casserole is a staple at our holiday meals. Loaded with asparagus, cream of mushroom soup, and creamy cheese, it's sure to be a crowd-pleaser!"

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Bo's Asparagus Casserole

Why it works: Asparagus and mushroom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 400 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Bo's Asparagus Casserole

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

763Calories
26 gProtein
28 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Processed Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soupnot 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.

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Asparagus + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together400 recipes

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

  2. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Mushroom + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the asparagus

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

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Onionfits about as well
  3. Asparagusthe original
  4. Spinachfits about as well

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