Name: Asian Quesadilla with Chicken, Zucchini & Hoisin Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized strips; 3/4 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 small zucchini, cut into half-circles; 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips; 4 whole wheat flour torillas; 8 tsp hoisin sauce; 1/4 tbsp grated mozzarella cheese

Why it works: Wheat and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,373 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Asian Quesadilla with Chicken, Zucchini & Hoisin Sauce

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized strips
3/4 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 small zucchini, cut into half-circles
1/2 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
4 whole wheat flour torillas
8 tsp hoisin sauce
1/4 tbsp grated mozzarella cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

758Calories

52 gProtein

12 gFat

107 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
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Sauce	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.

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.

Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,373 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Chicken + wheattop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together296 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
Chicken + mozzarella cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together600 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Pepper + wheattop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together984 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Chicken + peppertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,958 recipes

Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

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