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Hot Spinach Dip

A new take on the same old spinach dip that is perfect for New Year’s, movie night, or any party.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Hot Spinach Dip

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 ↓

Hot Spinach Dip

Serves 1
Prep15 min
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1067Calories
51 gProtein
44 gFat
116 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Soupnot 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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Spinach + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Spinach + dilltop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Spinach + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, spinach, cream, cream cheese, garlic, cheddar cheese, onion):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Dillthe original

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