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Honey-Lime Enchiladas

"My sister recommended this recipe, with a sweet and spicy twist on traditional enchiladas."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Honey-Lime Enchiladas

Why it works: Lime and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 909 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Honey-Lime Enchiladas

10 enchiladas
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

960Calories
56 gProtein
18 gFat
143 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Enchiladanot in our table0
Saucenot 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.

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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. Lime + clovetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together909 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Lime + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,411 recipes

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

  3. Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  4. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Honey + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (honey, lime, garlic, chicken, sauce, cheese, flour):

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against honey, lime, garlic, chicken, sauce, cheese, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.