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Saucy Chicken Dip

"I had this at a party once and couldn't get enough. It is quick and simple, and tastes terrific. Cubes of chicken meat and two cheese are baked with hot peppers and served warm. "

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Saucy Chicken Dip

Why it works: Mozzarella 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 271 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Saucy Chicken Dip

5 cups
Prep20 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

644Calories
46 gProtein
39 gFat
30 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
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Soupnot 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. Mozzarella cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

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

  2. Chicken + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,312 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Chicken + mozzarella cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together600 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Cheddar cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,036 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Banana + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together483 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

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

Swap the banana

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

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Plumfits better
  3. Grapefits better
  4. Bananathe original

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