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Smoky Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Smoky Pumpkin Mac and Cheese is a flavorful fall pasta dish.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Smoky Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

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 ↓

Smoky Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

915Calories
30 gProtein
42 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Macaroninot in our table0
Pumpkinnot 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 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. Cream cheese + gruyere cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together20 recipes

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

  3. Cheddar cheese + gruyere cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together54 recipes

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

  4. Shallot + flourtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the pumpkin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, shallot, flour, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, gruyere cheese, pepper):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Applefits better
  4. Pumpkinthe original

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