Name: Mamma K’s Enchiladas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 pounds Ground Beef; 1 package Taco Seasoning (1 Ounce Size); 2 cans 10 Oz Cans, Red Enchilada Sauce; 2 cans 10 Oz Cans, Green Enchilada Sauce; 10 Taco Size Flour Tortillas; 2 cups Grated Cheese (preferably Cheddar But Use Whatever You Like); 1-½ cup Whole Black Olives Sliced; 4 whole Jalapeno, Sliced; 1 whole Onion, Diced

Why it works: Flour and jalapeno match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 561 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Mamma K’s Enchiladas

Serves 5

Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

2 pounds Ground Beef
1 package Taco Seasoning (1 Ounce Size)
2 cans 10 Oz Cans, Red Enchilada Sauce
2 cans 10 Oz Cans, Green Enchilada Sauce
10 Taco Size Flour Tortillas
2 cups Grated Cheese (preferably Cheddar But Use Whatever You Like)
1-½ cup Whole Black Olives Sliced
4 whole Jalapeno, Sliced
1 whole Onion, Diced

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1127Calories

58 gProtein

39 gFat

131 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Taco	not in our table	0
Enchilada	not in our table	0
Sauce	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.

Flour + jalapenotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together561 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,802 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Beef + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,220 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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 (beef, sauce, flour, cheese, olive, jalapeno):

Tomatofits better
Welsh onionfits better
Shallotfits better
Onionthe original

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

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