Name: Smoky White Chicken Chili with Corn & White Beans {Gluten-Free}
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tsp canola oil, divided; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, chopped into 3/4-inch pieces; 3/4 tsp salt; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 1 cup frozen corn kernels, defrosted; 1 (3 oz) can diced green chiles; 1 chipotle pepper, seeded & diced (from can); 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 2 (14 oz.) cans white beans, drained; Juice of 1/2 lime; 1/4 cup minced cilantro

Why it works: Cumin and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

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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.

Cumin + oreganotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together983 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Cumin + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,082 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,756 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cumin + clovetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,306 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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 (canola oil, onion, cumin, oregano, garlic, chicken, corn):

Corianderfits better
Turmericfits better
Thymefits better
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Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, onion, cumin, oregano, garlic, chicken, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Bean	not in our table	0

Smoky White Chicken Chili with Corn & White Beans {Gluten-Free}