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Pimiento Cheese Spread Recipe

This Southern classic made with sharp cheddar cheese, Tabasco, and cream cheese balances tang, sweet, and spice.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Pimiento Cheese Spread Recipe

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and cream 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 ↓

Pimiento Cheese Spread Recipe

1 cup

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

215Calories
9 gProtein
19 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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. Cheddar cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Cheddar cheese + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together708 recipes

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

  3. Cream cheese + mustardtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together200 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the mustard

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

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Mustardthe original

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