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Seriously, the Best Homemade Quesadillas

Over the years I've noticed there's kind of a "difference", shall we say, between the quesadillas I get at a Mexican restaurant or taquería and the ones I

By paninihappy · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Flour and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,860 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Seriously, the Best Homemade Quesadillas

Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

708Calories
24 gProtein
14 gFat
119 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Quesadillanot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By paninihappy. 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. Flour + cheesetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,860 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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