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Herdez® Three Pepper Cheesy Stuffed Jalapenos

"These spicy, cheesy, stuffed jalapenos are always a hit! Just spicy enough and so easy to make, they're a staple in our home."

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Herdez® Three Pepper Cheesy Stuffed Jalapenos

Why it works: Cream cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 137 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Herdez® Three Pepper Cheesy Stuffed Jalapenos

10 servings
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

363Calories
17 gProtein
26 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Jalapeno1 pepper (14g)4
Saucenot in our table0
Seednot 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.

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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 + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together137 recipes

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

  2. Cheddar cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

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

  3. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Garlic + jalapenotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,700 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 (cream cheese, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, sauce, garlic, onion):

  1. Oreganofits about as well
  2. Capersfits about as well
  3. Jalapenothe original
  4. Cuminfits about as well

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