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Jalapeno Popper Beer Cheese

Beer cheese and jalapeno poppers come together for one flavorful dip!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Jalapeno Popper Beer Cheese

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Jalapeno Popper Beer Cheese

Serves 16
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

320Calories
26 gProtein
20 gFat
9 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Seednot 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 + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  2. Cream cheese + yogurttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together873 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Cheese + yogurttop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together877 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  4. Jalapeno + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Cream cheese + jalapenotop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together190 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the jalapeno

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

  1. Dillfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

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