Name: Easy Pulled Chicken Chili
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 whole Prepared Rotisserie Chicken; 1 can (15 1/2 Oz. Size) Sloppy Joe Sauce; 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Beans, Drained And Rinsed (I Used Kidney Beans); ½ cups Shredded Cheese (I Used A Tex/Mex Blend); 2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Scallions Or Chives

Why it works: Beans and kidney beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 364 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Easy Pulled Chicken Chili

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

1 whole Prepared Rotisserie Chicken
1 can (15 1/2 Oz. Size) Sloppy Joe Sauce
1 can (15 Oz. Size) Beans, Drained And Rinsed (I Used Kidney Beans)
½ cups Shredded Cheese (I Used A Tex/Mex Blend)
2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Scallions Or Chives

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

435Calories

47 gProtein

13 gFat

30 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Kidney Bean	1/2 cup canned (128g) drained	112
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Sauce	not in our table	0
Bean	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.

Beans + kidney beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together364 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Beans + chivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together180 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Chicken + beanstop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,432 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,936 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Beans + cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together741 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, sauce, beans, kidney beans, cheese):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Chivethe original

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

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