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Jalapeno Cheese Squares

"These easy, cheesy jalapeno appetizer squares are wonderful baked delights. Try them with a dollop of sour cream."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Jalapeno Cheese Squares

Why it works: Flour and jalapeno match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 561 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Jalapeno Cheese Squares

1 9x13 inch dish
Prep20 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

945Calories
36 gProtein
35 gFat
119 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Waternot 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. Flour + jalapenotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together561 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  3. Cheddar cheese + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,669 recipes

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

  4. Onion + jalapenotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,250 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Cheddar cheese + jalapenotop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together411 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 (evaporated milk, egg, cheddar cheese, flour, jalapeno, pepper):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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