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Buffalo Chicken Cucumber Boats

Delicious, creamy, melty, spicy, Buffalo dip in cucumbers.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Buffalo Chicken Cucumber Boats

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 ↓

Buffalo Chicken Cucumber Boats

Serves 2
Prep5 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

466Calories
41 gProtein
31 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Ranch + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together119 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  3. Cream cheese + ranchtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Cucumber + cream cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together134 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the cucumber

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

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Onionfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Cucumberthe original

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