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Cheesy Hash Brown Cups

"Bursting with flavor, these little morsels make a clever presentation for weekend breakfast or brunch!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Cheesy Hash Brown Cups

Why it works: Butter and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12,525 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓

Cheesy Hash Brown Cups

12 servings
Prep25 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

742Calories
48 gProtein
41 gFat
46 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
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.

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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. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

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

  2. Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together932 recipes

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

  3. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

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

  4. Mushroom + cheddar cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together705 recipes

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

  5. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 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 potato

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

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Potatothe original
  3. Chivefits about as well
  4. Asparagusfits about as well

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