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Loaded Baby Reds

"This went so fast at the last bbq I had I knew I needed to make a double batch the next time and then that went fast at the next one. This is sure to be a hit anywhere!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Loaded Baby Reds

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 ↓

Loaded Baby Reds

4 cups
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

538Calories
26 gProtein
30 gFat
42 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)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. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Cream cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

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

  3. Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

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

  4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the garlic

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

  1. Dillfits about as well
  2. Garlicthe original
  3. Celeryfits about as well
  4. Basilfits about as well

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