Why it works: Kidney beans and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 364 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓
The recipe
8 servingsIngredients
Contains: wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Also mentioned in the method: pasta
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 cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
Add the carrots, zucchini, mushrooms and red peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 6 minutes.
Stir in the ground chipotle chile pepper and crushed oregano and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add the rinsed and drained kidney beans and black beans, then pour in the pasta sauce and stir well.
Bring to a gentle simmer, reduce the heat to low, and cook uncovered for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the chili thickens.
Ladle into bowls and serve hot.
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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Kidney beans + beanstop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together364 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Carrot + peppertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,555 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Carrot + beanstop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,441 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Olive + beanstop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,080 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Olive + mushroomtop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,057 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, carrot, mushroom, pepper, kidney beans, beans, sauce):
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Spinachbetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against olive, carrot, mushroom, pepper, kidney beans, beans, sauce. 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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