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Slow Cooker Four-Cheese Leek & Garlic Dip

This slow cooker four-cheese dip is so easy to make. Just leave it alone and let the crockpot do its thing! It’s perfect for football season or any potluck occasion!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Slow Cooker Four-Cheese Leek & Garlic Dip

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and goat cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Slow Cooker Four-Cheese Leek & Garlic Dip

Serves 6
Prep5 min
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

465Calories
31 gProtein
32 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)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. Mozzarella cheese + goat cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34 recipes

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

  2. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Parmesan cheese + goat cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together75 recipes

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

  5. Parmesan cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 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 leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, goat cheese, clove, garlic, pepper):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, goat cheese, clove, garlic, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.