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Cheese-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

"My husband showed up at home with a huge case of pork tenderloin. After a little figuring, this is the best of the best recipes that I was able to come up with. It was a big hit at our house and is easily doubled."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Cheese-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

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 ↓

Cheese-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

3 servings
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1029Calories
56 gProtein
38 gFat
113 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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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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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Spinach + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, spinach, mushroom, garlic, pepper):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Oreganofits about as well
  4. Parsleythe original

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