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Quesadillas on the BBQ

"Quick and easy supper on a hot day. You can substitute cooked chicken or imitation crab for the shrimp, and use your choice of veggies and cheese. Serve with a tossed salad and Mexican rice."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Quesadillas on the BBQ

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Quesadillas on the BBQ

4 quesadillas
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1041Calories
69 gProtein
16 gFat
153 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Shrimp100g cooked99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Olive1 large (4g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1

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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Chive + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  5. Flour + chivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 (flour, pepper, tomato, chive, olive, shrimp, cheddar cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, pepper, tomato, chive, olive, shrimp, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.