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Stuffed Romano Peppers with Turkey, Israeli Couscous & Pine Nuts

These Middle Eastern spiced stuffed Romano peppers with turkey, Israeli couscous and pine nuts make a great light, easy weeknight meal

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Stuffed Romano Peppers with Turkey, Israeli Couscous & Pine Nuts

Why it works: Cumin and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,103 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Stuffed Romano Peppers with Turkey, Israeli Couscous & Pine Nuts

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

738Calories
44 gProtein
38 gFat
60 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Seednot 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 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. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Cumin + pinetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together73 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  3. Cinnamon + pinetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together152 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Olive + pinetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Olive + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,853 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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, canola oil, olive, cumin, cinnamon, turkey, pine):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, canola oil, olive, cumin, cinnamon, turkey, pine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.