Name: BBQ Black Bean Jalapeno Poppers
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 whole Jalapeno Peppers (medium To Large); 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened (full Fat Recommended); 1 cup Shredded Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Or Pepper Jack Cheese; ⅓ cups Cooked Or Canned, Drained Black Beans; 3 whole Scallions, White And Light Green Parts Thinly Sliced; ½ teaspoons Salt; ¼ teaspoons Ground Black Pepper; 2 Tablespoons Prepared BBQ Sauce

Why it works: Jalapeno and beans work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 459 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

BBQ Black Bean Jalapeno Poppers

Serves 4

Prep25 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

8 whole Jalapeno Peppers (medium To Large)
4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened (full Fat Recommended)
1 cup Shredded Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Or Pepper Jack Cheese
⅓ cups Cooked Or Canned, Drained Black Beans
3 whole Scallions, White And Light Green Parts Thinly Sliced
½ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons Prepared BBQ Sauce

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

493Calories

25 gProtein

29 gFat

35 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Black Bean	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	114
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Jalapeno Pepper	1 pepper (14g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Sauce	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.

Jalapeno + beanstop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together459 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Pepper + beanstop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,733 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Jalapeno + peppertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,885 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Jalapeno + saucetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together420 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Jalapeno + cream cheesetop 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 (pepper, cream cheese, beans, sauce):

Capersfits better
Cuminfits better
Dillfits better
Jalapenothe original

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

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