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Chipotle Bacon Pumpkin Deviled Eggs

A twist to the traditional to deviled eggs with a hint of heat and savory boost from the bacon.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Chipotle Bacon Pumpkin Deviled Eggs

Why it works: Pepper and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Chipotle Bacon Pumpkin Deviled Eggs

Serves 12
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

156Calories
11 gProtein
9 gFat
9 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Pie Fillingnot in our table0
Saucenot 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. Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Mustard + limetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together392 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

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

  4. Sauce + mustardtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,120 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Pumpkin + limetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together209 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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 (egg, pepper, sauce, mustard, lime):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, pepper, sauce, mustard, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.