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Potato Chip Crusted Jalapeno Ranch Cheese Ball

A super easy cheese ball studded with spicy jalapenos and ranch seasoning then covered in crunchy kettle chips.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Potato Chip Crusted Jalapeno Ranch Cheese Ball

Why it works: Cream cheese and ranch work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 63 recipes. Both carry gamma-decalactone, which smells peach, creamy. The science ↓

Potato Chip Crusted Jalapeno Ranch Cheese Ball

Serves 12
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

448Calories
17 gProtein
36 gFat
14 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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 + ranchtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together63 recipes

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

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

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

  3. Ranch + oniontop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together212 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Cream cheese + oniontop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,097 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  5. Cream cheese + peppertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,195 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Cucumberfits about as well
  3. Tomatofits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

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