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Hatch Chile Queso Dip

Creamy, warm, cheesy queso dip made with hatch chiles and a tomato-shallot topping. And cheese.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Hatch Chile Queso Dip

Why it works: Jalapeno and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 561 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Hatch Chile Queso Dip

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1026Calories
38 gProtein
40 gFat
129 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
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. Jalapeno + flourtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together561 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Shallot + jalapenotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together60 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Shallot + flourtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, butter, pepper, jalapeno, flour, milk, cheddar cheese):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, butter, pepper, jalapeno, flour, milk, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.