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Creamy Cajun Deviled Eggs

"The secret ingredient in these creamy eggs is the cream cheese. 'C'est bon,' meaning 'It's so good!'"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Creamy Cajun Deviled Eggs

Why it works: Egg and cream cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,549 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Creamy Cajun Deviled Eggs

16 deviled egg halves
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

191Calories
8 gProtein
16 gFat
5 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Salad Dressingnot in our table0
Relishnot 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. Egg + cream cheesetop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,549 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Cream cheese + saucetop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together461 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

  3. Sauce + peppertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,303 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Cream cheese + peppertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,195 recipes

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

  5. Egg + peppertop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50,580 recipes

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

Sauce and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 15,303 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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