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Game Day Nachos

Besides being eye-appealing, these Game Day Nachos are jam-packed with flavor! The Pringles and Cheez-It Grooves are the perfect, salty bites for those hungry sports fans.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Game Day Nachos

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Game Day Nachos

Serves 4
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

356Calories
29 gProtein
22 gFat
12 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Olive1 large (4g)4
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1

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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Olive + chivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Tomato + chivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Ranch + olivetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together144 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  5. Cream + ranchtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, ranch, tomato, olive):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Cucumberfits better
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, ranch, tomato, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.