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Smoky Mushroom Jalapeño Poppers Recipe

After a quick turn in a sauté pan, mushrooms are combined with smoked Gouda and cream cheese to add savory notes that balance out the spiciness of the jalape...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Smoky Mushroom Jalapeño Poppers Recipe

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Smoky Mushroom Jalapeño Poppers Recipe

4 to 6 servings as an appetizer

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

233Calories
11 gProtein
20 gFat
6 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
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Goudanot 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.

By chow. 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. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  2. Mushroom + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Pepper + mushroomtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Cream cheese + mushroomtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together180 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Pepper + cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,861 recipes

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

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