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Broccoli Potato Soup

"A quick, hearty soup. Great on a wintry afternoon."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Broccoli Potato Soup

Why it works: Onion and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Broccoli Potato Soup

4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

682Calories
25 gProtein
35 gFat
72 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Soupnot in our table0
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.

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. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  2. Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Broccoli + potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together910 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Broccoli + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Broccoli + basiltop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together276 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the basil

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

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Celeryfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Basilthe original

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