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Meatless Mexican Chili and Cheddar Grits Super Bowls

My game day version of Frito chili pie, stacked with seven layers of crispy corn chips, creamy cheese grits, smoky all-bean chili, and endless fixins’.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Meatless Mexican Chili and Cheddar Grits Super Bowls

Why it works: Jalapeno and lime are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,035 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Meatless Mexican Chili and Cheddar Grits Super Bowls

Serves 8
Prep30 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

701Calories
42 gProtein
25 gFat
80 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Tortilla Chip1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

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 + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,035 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Lime + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Jalapeno + corntop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together494 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Lime + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Corn + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,205 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).

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

Swap the lime

The recipe marks lime as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (jalapeno, cream, corn, provolone cheese, onion):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limethe original
  3. Coconutfits less well
  4. Plumfits less well

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