Name: Baked Green Chile Turkey Tacos
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 1 pound Ground Turkey; 4 ounces, weight Canned Chopped Green Chiles; 4 ounces, weight Canned Diced Black Olives; ½ cups Red Onion, Diced; 2 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning; 8 whole Taco Shells; ½ cups Pepper Jack Cheese, Shredded

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Baked Green Chile Turkey Tacos

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook25 min

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 pound Ground Turkey
4 ounces, weight Canned Chopped Green Chiles
4 ounces, weight Canned Diced Black Olives
½ cups Red Onion, Diced
2 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning
8 whole Taco Shells
½ cups Pepper Jack Cheese, Shredded

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

451Calories

39 gProtein

27 gFat

12 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Taco	not in our table	0
Taco Shell	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.

Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 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).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,802 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Turkey + cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together50 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (olive, turkey, pepper, cheese):

Capsicumfits better
Tomatofits better
Mustardfits better
Onionthe original

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

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