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Cottage Cheese Potatoes

"This is a easy quick recipe. It is a favorite in my family. The blend of cottage and cheddar cheeses is spectacular."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cottage Cheese Potatoes

Why it works: Cottage cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 191 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cottage Cheese Potatoes

5 servings
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

516Calories
40 gProtein
15 gFat
57 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
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.

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. Cottage cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together191 recipes

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

  2. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together611 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  5. Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together932 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 onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, chive, cottage cheese, cream, cheddar cheese):

  1. Spinachfits about as well
  2. Welsh onionfits about as well
  3. Onionthe original
  4. Broccolifits about as well

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