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C.q.f. or Chili Con Queso Con Fun

A warm cheese dip made with processed cheese, mozzarella, green chili salsa, and Ortega chiles, served with tortilla chips.

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Why it works: Cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 421 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

C.q.f. or Chili Con Queso Con Fun

Timea few hours

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dip

  1. Mix it all in a casserole.

Keep warm and serve

  1. Place on warmer (I use electric) for a few hours before your get together.

  2. Serve with tortilla chips (preferably homemade) on your coffee table, right on the warmer, and have fun.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

272Calories
16 gProtein
16 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Processed Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Spreadnot in our table0

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

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

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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. Cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together421 recipes

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

  2. Mozzarella cheese + oniontop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Cheese + oniontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + spreadtop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together108 recipes

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

  5. Spread + oniontop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together148 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl acetate (pineapple, fruity).

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

What each ingredient does

Processed cheese spread
Melts smoothly and gives the dip its creamy, stable body.
Mozzarella cheese
Adds stretchy melt and extra cheesy richness to the dip.
Green chili salsa
Supplies liquid and mild chile flavour that carries through the dip.
Ortega chiles
Add mild chile flavour and soft texture throughout the dip.

The step that matters

Keeping it warm for hours. Cheese dips can separate, scorch or turn greasy if held too hot for long. A low, gentle warmer and occasional stirring keep the cheese emulsified and smooth.

Swap the onion

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

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Mustardfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, spread, mozzarella cheese. 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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