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Broccoli Cheese Soup IV

"A wonderful creamy and filling soup for anytime of year. Serve with croissants, split in half and toasted, or with French bread."

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Broccoli Cheese Soup IV

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Broccoli Cheese Soup IV

5 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

562Calories
22 gProtein
39 gFat
35 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Processed Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44

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. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Onion + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

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

  4. Milk + cream cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,393 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 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

Swap the broccoli

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

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Broccolithe original

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