Why it works: Pepper and turkey match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,637 recipes mention both. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓
The recipe
4 servingsIngredients
Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and green bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes, until softened.
Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add the ground turkey and break it up with a spoon. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes until no pink remains and it reaches 165°F (74°C) in the thickest part.
Stir in the ground cumin, adobo seasoning to taste, and the finely chopped chipotle chile. Cook for 1 minute.
Add the drained kidney beans and tomato sauce and stir well. Bring to a gentle simmer.
Reduce the heat to low, partly cover, and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
Taste and adjust the adobo seasoning if needed.
Ladle the chili into bowls and top with the shredded Monterey Jack, chopped avocado, and cilantro.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Pepper + turkeytop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,637 recipes
Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
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Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,164 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,030 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Cumin + tomatotop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together3,272 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Garlic + tomatotop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together14,075 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the kidney beans
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, onion, garlic, turkey, cumin, tomato):
- Beansbetter flavor fit
- Chickpeabetter flavor fit
- Peasbetter flavor fit
- Kidney beansthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pepper, onion, garlic, turkey, cumin, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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