Name: Quick Turkey and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain rice; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 1 cup chopped green bell pepper; 2 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 yellow onion, finely chopped; 1 pound boneless turkey breast, cut into 1 inch cubes; 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained

Why it works: Celery and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,377 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Quick Turkey and Rice

6 servings

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 pound boneless turkey breast, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

593Calories

39 gProtein

18 gFat

67 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Green Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Water	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.

Celery + tomatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,377 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Rice + tomatotop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,065 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, pepper, celery, turkey, tomato):

Capsicumfits better
Carrotfits better
Lettucefits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, pepper, celery, turkey, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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