Name: Monterey Chicken Fajitas
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into strips; 1 medium green pepper, cut into 2-inch strips; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular, 98% Fat Free or 25% Less Sodium); 1/2 cup Pace® Thick & Chunky Salsa; 8 (8 inch) Mission® Fajita Size Flour Tortillas, warmed; 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Why it works: Chicken and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,814 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

Monterey Chicken Fajitas

8 servings

Cook20 min

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into strips
1 medium green pepper, cut into 2-inch strips
1 medium onion, sliced
1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular, 98% Fat Free or 25% Less Sodium)
1/2 cup Pace® Thick & Chunky Salsa
8 (8 inch) Mission® Fajita Size Flour Tortillas, warmed
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1155Calories

61 gProtein

37 gFat

143 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Soup	not in our table	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.

Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,936 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Cream + cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,655 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,849 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

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

Potatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Onionthe original

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

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