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Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

Jalapeno poppers are always a hit, but wrap them in bacon and fahgettaboudit.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

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 ↓

Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

Serves 10
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

263Calories
12 gProtein
23 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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 + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Jalapeno + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  4. Jalapeno + cheddar cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together411 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Cheddar cheese + garlictop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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 (pepper, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Dillfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

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