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Superbowl Mexican Cheese Dip

A cheese dip made with Velveeta, ground beef, onions, and tomatoes with green chilies, served warm with chips.

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Why it works: Beef and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,092 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Superbowl Mexican Cheese Dip

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Melt the cheese.

  2. Cook the ground beef and onions together and drain well.

  3. Add the beef mixture to the melted cheese.

  4. Stir in tomatoes and green chilies.

  5. Serve warm with chips.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

429Calories
35 gProtein
25 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

  2. Beef + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,448 recipes

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

  3. Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + tomatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,896 recipes

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

  5. Cheese + beeftop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,193 recipes

    Shared aroma: 12-methyltridecanal (tallowy, beefy).

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

What each ingredient does

Velveeta cheese
Melts into a smooth, creamy base that holds the dip together.
Ground beef
Provides the savory, meaty body of the dip.
Onions
Add sweetness and aroma as they soften alongside the beef.
Tomatoes and green chilies
Add acidity and a mild heat that cut through the rich cheese.

The step that matters

Drain the beef and onions well. Excess fat and liquid left in the pan will make the dip greasy and loose, so draining before adding the mixture to the melted cheese keeps the texture smooth and thick.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, beef, tomato):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits about as well
  3. Onionthe original
  4. Carrotfits less well

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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