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Jalapeno Popper Chicken

"This dish makes a satisfying meal out of a favorite appetizer."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Jalapeno Popper Chicken

Why it works: Cream 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 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Jalapeno Popper Chicken

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook16 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

955Calories
53 gProtein
38 gFat
98 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Jalapeno Pepper1 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.

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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. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Cheddar cheese + chickentop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,312 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Chicken + breadtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,258 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity).

  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 (cream cheese, cheddar cheese, pepper, chicken, bread):

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

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