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Stuffed Jalapenos with Smoked Gouda and Pineapple

"This is a great appetizer for any BBQ or grilled meal. I always make them camping. I looked through many recipes, and finally decided on this. I love the sweetness of the pineapple and the slight smoky flavor of the gouda. You can also dice jalapeno to add to the cheese mix. "

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Stuffed Jalapenos with Smoked Gouda and Pineapple

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Stuffed Jalapenos with Smoked Gouda and Pineapple

12 stuffed peppers
Prep40 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

347Calories
13 gProtein
23 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Jalapeno1 pepper (14g)4
Goudanot 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. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  2. Cream cheese + pineappletop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together250 recipes

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

  3. Pepper + pineappletop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together533 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + pineappletop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together128 recipes

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

  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 (pepper, cream cheese, cheese, pineapple):

  1. Peppermintfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

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