Name: Baked Chicken Chimichanga
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ½ cups Onion, Small Dice; ½ cups Green Pepper, Small Dice; 1 teaspoon Canola Oil; 3 cups Cooked Chicken, Diced Or Shredded; 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese; ¼ cups Sour Cream; 2 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning; 2 cups Cheddar Cheese, Shredded; 8 Flour Tortillas, Medium Taco Size

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Baked Chicken Chimichanga

Serves 8

Prep20 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

½ cups Onion, Small Dice
½ cups Green Pepper, Small Dice
1 teaspoon Canola Oil
3 cups Cooked Chicken, Diced Or Shredded
8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
¼ cups Sour Cream
2 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning
2 cups Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
8 Flour Tortillas, Medium Taco Size

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1266Calories

76 gProtein

42 gFat

143 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Taco	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 tastykitchen. 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.

Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together467 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Onion + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,150 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Chicken + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,312 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, canola oil, chicken, cream cheese, cream, cheddar cheese, flour):

Potatofits about as well
Capsicumfits about as well
Chivefits about as well
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, canola oil, chicken, cream cheese, cream, cheddar cheese, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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