Why it works: Onion and biscuit work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 428 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
Grands!® Chicken-Bacon Quesadillas
12 servingsIngredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Biscuit | 1 medium (45g) | 166 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Ranch | 1 tbsp (15g) dressing | 73 |
| Peach | 1 medium (150g) | 59 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
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.
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Onion + biscuittop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together428 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,814 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
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Cream + buttermilktop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together674 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Buttermilk + biscuittop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together110 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Peach + biscuittop 13% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together58 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the peach
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, onion, ranch, chicken, cheese, buttermilk, biscuit):
- Avocadofits better
- Grapefits better
- Pumpkinfits better
- Peachthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against cream, onion, ranch, chicken, cheese, buttermilk, biscuit. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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