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Cauliflower Casserole

"It's a delicious dish of delightful cheesy sauce. Bright red and green bell pepper pieces and crushed corn flakes! We enjoyed it so much, their was nothing to scrape off the dishes or pan!"

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Cauliflower Casserole

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 592 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cauliflower Casserole

8 servings
Prep10 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

517Calories
43 gProtein
20 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

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

  2. Cauliflower + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,113 recipes

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

  3. Cauliflower + corntop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together37 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

  4. Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

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

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, cheddar cheese, corn, pepper, parmesan cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

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