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Cheese Steak Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers

All the taste of Philly cheese steak stuffed into jalapeno peppers.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Cheese Steak Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers

Why it works: Onion and beef are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,092 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Cheese Steak Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers

Serves 6
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

585Calories
41 gProtein
40 gFat
12 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Onion + beeftop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + beeftop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,971 recipes

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

  3. Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  4. Butter + provolone cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together102 recipes

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

  5. Jalapeno + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,250 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, butter, onion, beef, provolone cheese):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

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