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Insanely Amazing Jalapeno Cheese Dip

"Take this delicious, 5-minute prep, jalapeno cheese dip to BBQs, cookouts, parties, or any other occasion. This dish will make you the most popular person there! Serve with bread, crackers, or chips."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Insanely Amazing Jalapeno Cheese Dip

Why it works: Parmesan 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 592 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Insanely Amazing Jalapeno Cheese Dip

2 cups
Prep10 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

859Calories
40 gProtein
24 gFat
117 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Sourdough1 slice (36g)93
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Jalapeno1 pepper (14g)4

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. Parmesan cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

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

  2. Jalapeno + cheddar cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together411 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

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

  4. Parmesan cheese + breadtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together577 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Jalapeno + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, bread):

  1. Celeryfits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Garlicfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

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