Name: Spicy Southern Pimento Spread
Prep time: 8 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 package (8 Ounce) Package Cream Cheese, Softened; ½ cups Mayonnaise; ⅓ cups Sour Cream; 1 jar 4-ounce Jar Pimentos, Drained; 1 whole Jalapeno (Remove Stem And Seeds) Minced; 2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese; ¼ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper Flakes; ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper; ¼ teaspoons Onion Powder

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 ↓

Spicy Southern Pimento Spread

Serves 8

Prep8 min

Ingredients

1 package (8 Ounce) Package Cream Cheese, Softened
½ cups Mayonnaise
⅓ cups Sour Cream
1 jar 4-ounce Jar Pimentos, Drained
1 whole Jalapeno (Remove Stem And Seeds) Minced
2 cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
¼ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper Flakes
¼ teaspoons Black Pepper
¼ teaspoons Onion Powder

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

448Calories

34 gProtein

26 gFat

21 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Pimento	not in our table	0
Seed	not in our table	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.

Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together467 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cheddar cheese + oniontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,669 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Jalapeno + oniontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,250 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Jalapeno + cheddar cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together411 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, cream, cheddar cheese, pepper, onion):

Garlicfits better
Celeryfits better
Dillfits better
Jalapenothe original

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

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