Name: Hot Onion Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6 cups
Ingredients: 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 cups grated Parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup mayonnaise

Hot Onion Dip

"This is the first thing to be eaten at every party, and it's sinfully easy! If you are not a big onion fan, don't be afraid. Onion is not the dominant flavor of the dish, and it adds just the right touch. Serve with crackers or cocktail toast."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients

Why it works: Cream 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 311 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Hot Onion Dip

6 cups

Prep10 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

331Calories

19 gProtein

23 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 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.

Cream cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together311 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Onion + parmesan cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,717 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Cream cheese + oniontop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,097 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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 (cream cheese, parmesan cheese):

Tomatofits better
Chivefits better
Spinachfits better
Onionthe original

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

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