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Cheesy Bacon and Egg Brunch Casserole

"This one-dish brunch casserole is ideal for a crowd. Add a fruit salad and you can sit back and enjoy your company."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Cheesy Bacon and Egg Brunch Casserole

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and cottage cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 96 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheesy Bacon and Egg Brunch Casserole

12 servings
Prep25 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1086Calories
56 gProtein
39 gFat
125 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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. Mozzarella cheese + cottage cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together96 recipes

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

  2. Cheddar cheese + cottage cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together191 recipes

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

  3. Cheddar cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

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

  4. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

  5. Bread + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, bread, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, egg, milk):

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

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