Name: Tomato Topped Cheese and Bean Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained; 1 1/2 cups Kraft 3 Cheese Mexicana Finely Shredded Cheese, divided; 125 grams Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne); 2 green onions, chopped; 1/2 cup chopped tomato; Christie Wheat Thins Crackers

Why it works: Chickpea and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 229 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Tomato Topped Cheese and Bean Dip

2 cups

Prep5 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
1 1/2 cups Kraft 3 Cheese Mexicana Finely Shredded Cheese, divided
125 grams Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped tomato
Christie Wheat Thins Crackers

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

981Calories

49 gProtein

24 gFat

143 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chickpea	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	134
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Cayenne	1 tsp (1.8g)	6
Bean	not in our table	0
Wheat	not in our table	0

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.

Chickpea + beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together229 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,713 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Chickpea + tomatotop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together538 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together473 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Beans + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,242 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the chickpea

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, cheese, cream cheese, cream, pepper, onion, tomato):

Chickpeathe original
Sesamefits about as well
Peanutfits about as well
Lima beansfits about as well

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

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