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Qob Veggie Enchiladas

"Delicious and filling veggie enchiladas inspired by my dad! His recipe used mole sauce, which I can't buy where I live, so I came up with a tasty alternative. Serve hot with Spanish rice and cilantro garnish."

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Qob Veggie Enchiladas

Why it works: Beans and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 339 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Qob Veggie Enchiladas

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

723Calories
25 gProtein
32 gFat
87 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot in our table0
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.

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. Beans + broccolitop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together339 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Broccoli + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Beans + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,242 recipes

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

  4. Beans + jalapenotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together459 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Broccoli + jalapenotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together82 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, sauce, cocoa powder, molasses, broccoli, onion, pepper):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, sauce, cocoa powder, molasses, broccoli, onion, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.