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Crockpot Mexican Chicken Burritos

Keep your kitchen cool, have a great meal, and barely lift a finger with these Crockpot Mexican Chicken Burritos.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Crockpot Mexican Chicken Burritos

Why it works: Jalapeno and flour 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 ↓

Crockpot Mexican Chicken Burritos

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook6 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1198Calories
68 gProtein
30 gFat
165 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
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. Jalapeno + flourtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together561 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Beans + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  4. Jalapeno + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Beans + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,935 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, beans, cream cheese, cheese, corn, jalapeno, flour):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Garlicthe original
  3. Corianderfits about as well
  4. Capersfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, beans, cream cheese, cheese, corn, jalapeno, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.