Name: Really Wicked Spinach Artichoke Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 1 1/2 quarts
Ingredients: 2 (14 ounce) cans artichoke hearts, drained and chopped; 1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 cup shredded Asiago cheese; 1 cup shredded fontina cheese; 1 cup Greek yogurt (such as Fage®); 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 2 tablespoons roasted minced garlic; 2 tablespoons ground black pepper

Why it works: Artichoke and spinach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 192 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Really Wicked Spinach Artichoke Dip

1 1/2 quarts

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

2 (14 ounce) cans artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded Asiago cheese
1 cup shredded fontina cheese
1 cup Greek yogurt (such as Fage®)
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons roasted minced garlic
2 tablespoons ground black pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

397Calories

32 gProtein

21 gFat

26 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Artichoke	1 medium (128g)	60
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Spinach	1 cup raw (30g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 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.

Artichoke + spinachtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together192 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Spinach + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,435 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Artichoke + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together600 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together473 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Spinach + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,400 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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 (artichoke, spinach, cream cheese, cheese, yogurt, pepper):

Garlicthe original
Capersfits about as well
Dillfits about as well
Cuminfits less well

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

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