Name: Warm Yogurt Bacon Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened To Room Temperature; ¾ cups Plain Greek Yogurt; ½ cups Sour Cream; ¼ cups Mayonnaise; ½ teaspoons Garlic Powder; ½ teaspoons Onion Powder; 1-½ cup Salt And Black Pepper; 6 strips Sharp White Cheddar Cheese, Grated; 2 Tablespoons Bacon, Cooked Until Crisp And Chopped

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 ↓

Warm Yogurt Bacon Dip

Serves 8

Prep10 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened To Room Temperature
¾ cups Plain Greek Yogurt
½ cups Sour Cream
¼ cups Mayonnaise
½ teaspoons Garlic Powder
½ teaspoons Onion Powder
1-½ cup Salt And Black Pepper
6 strips Sharp White Cheddar Cheese, Grated
2 Tablespoons Bacon, Cooked Until Crisp And Chopped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

487Calories

37 gProtein

29 gFat

21 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 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
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 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.

Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together467 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cream cheese + yogurttop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together873 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Yogurt + cheddar cheesetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,032 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

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

Chivefits better
Potatofits better
Onionthe original
Spinachfits about as well

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

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