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Turkey Chili Blanco

A turkey chili with white beans, tomatoes, zucchini, and vegetables, served with tortillas.

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Why it works: Beans and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,188 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Turkey Chili Blanco

Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the chili

  1. Brown ground turkey in oil in medium saucepan; drain excess drippings.

  2. Add celery, chilies and onion and cook until tender.

  3. Add remaining ingredients except condiments and tortillas; mix well.

  4. Bring mixture to boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes or until flavors are blended.

Serve

  1. Serve with condiments and tortillas.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1103Calories
59 gProtein
33 gFat
143 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Beannot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Beans + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,188 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,713 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + cumintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,272 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Celery + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,377 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

What each ingredient does

Turkey breast
Provides the meaty base and protein that gives the chili its body.
Small white beans
Soften during simmering and thicken the chili while adding creamy texture.
Zucchini
Softens during simmering, adding moisture and mild body to the chili.
Tomato
Adds acidity and moisture that help blend the flavors during simmering.
Celery
Softens as it cooks, adding aromatic flavor and body to the base.

The step that matters

Simmer until the flavors are blended. Simmering gently after bringing the mixture to a boil lets the ingredients release flavor and meld together. Boiling hard can toughen the turkey and break down the beans, so keep the heat low once it has reduced.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, celery, pepper, beans, tomato, cumin, cheese):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, celery, pepper, beans, tomato, cumin, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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