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Pesto Turkey Burgers with Goat Cheese

Simple turkey burgers seasoned with pesto and topped with creamy goat cheese.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Pesto Turkey Burgers with Goat Cheese

Why it works: Pepper and goat cheese work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 466 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Pesto Turkey Burgers with Goat Cheese

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

384Calories
47 gProtein
20 gFat
3 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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.

  1. Pepper + goat cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together466 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Turkey + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,636 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Turkey + goat cheesetop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

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