Name: Southwestern Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe with Black Beans, Brown Rice & Red Pepper
Yield: Makes 18 stuffed mushroom caps.
Ingredients: 18 baby bella mushrooms, wiped clean; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 tbsp diced red bell pepper; 2 tbsp canned black beans, drained and rinsed; 1/4 cup cooked brown rice; 1 tbsp minced cilantro; 2 tbsp tomato salsa (your favorite kind); 2 tbsp queso fresh cheese, divided

Why it works: Olive and tomato 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 ↓

Southwestern Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe with Black Beans, Brown Rice & Red Pepper

Makes 18 stuffed mushroom caps.

Ingredients

18 baby bella mushrooms, wiped clean
1 tsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp diced red bell pepper
2 tbsp canned black beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup cooked brown rice
1 tbsp minced cilantro
2 tbsp tomato salsa (your favorite kind)
2 tbsp queso fresh cheese, divided

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

625Calories

24 gProtein

24 gFat

80 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Black Bean	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	114
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookincanuck. 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.

Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,713 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Beans + ricetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,017 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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 (mushroom, olive, garlic, pepper, beans, rice, tomato):

Cuminfits better
Thymefits better
Oreganofits better
Clovethe original

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

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