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Chili Cheese Dip I

"This dip couldn't be easier! We had friends drop in unexpectedly, so I created this using what I had on hand. Everyone loved it! Make sure you've got some tortilla chips on hand."

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Chili Cheese Dip I

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar 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 ↓

Chili Cheese Dip I

10 servings
Prep2 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

220Calories
9 gProtein
20 gFat
3 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Beannot 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 allrecipes. 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 + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Beans + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together525 recipes

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

  3. Beans + cream cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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

Swap the beans

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

  1. Pecansfits about as well
  2. Beansthe original
  3. Walnutfits less well
  4. Peanutfits less well

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