Name: BBQ Chicken Fajitas From Old El Paso®
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 10 fajitas
Ingredients: 1 (1 ounce) package Old El Paso® fajita seasoning mix; 1 large red bell pepper, cut into thin strips; 1 large green bell pepper, cut into thin strips; 1 large onion, cut in half and sliced; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken; 1/2 cup barbecue sauce; 10 (6 inch) Old El Paso® Flour Tortillas for Soft Tacos & Fajitas, heated as directed on package

Why it works: Onion and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,814 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

BBQ Chicken Fajitas From Old El Paso®

10 fajitas

Prep30 min

Ingredients

1 (1 ounce) package Old El Paso® fajita seasoning mix
1 large red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 large green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 large onion, cut in half and sliced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
10 (6 inch) Old El Paso® Flour Tortillas for Soft Tacos & Fajitas, heated as directed on package

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

954Calories

50 gProtein

22 gFat

135 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
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Sauce	not in our table	0
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.

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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.

Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,814 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + chickentop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,958 recipes

Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).
Onion + flourtop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together32,460 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Sauce + flourtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,078 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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, chicken, sauce, flour):

Capsicumfits better
Shallotfits better
Mustardfits better
Onionthe original

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

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