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Stacked Rice and Beef Enchilada

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Why it works: Beans and corn match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,211 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Stacked Rice and Beef Enchilada

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Soak tortillas in hot water to soften. Cook onion in butter in large skillet over medium heat. Stir in rice, chili, picante sauce and cheese; cook until thoroughly heated about 2 to 3 minutes.

  2. Place 1 tortilla in bottom of 9-inch round baking dish or pie plate; top with 1/4 rice mixture. Repeat layers with tortillas and rice, ending with tortilla. Bake at 350 degrees 10 to 15 minutes. Cut into 4 wedges to serve. Serve with dollop of sour cream, if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1764Calories
84 gProtein
68 gFat
204 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
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Beannot in our table0
Saucenot 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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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 + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

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

  2. Rice + beanstop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,017 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Rice + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together933 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Onion + beanstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,242 recipes

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

  5. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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 (butter, rice, beans, sauce, cheese, corn, cream):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

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

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