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Fiesta Turkey Potato Bake

A casserole of turkey, potatoes, salsa, corn, and cheese baked until bubbly.

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Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Fiesta Turkey Potato Bake

Oven350°F
Time40 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.

Make the potato layer

  1. Cover potatoes with water in a large saucepan; cook over medium-high heat until tender.

  2. Drain; add sour cream, milk, and butter.

  3. Mash; season with salt and ground black pepper.

Make the turkey layer

  1. Cook turkey and onion in a large skillet until turkey is no longer pink; add water and seasoning.

  2. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.

  3. Add salsa and corn; cook for 10 minutes.

Assemble and bake

  1. Place turkey mixture in prepared baking pan; top with a cup of cheese.

  2. Spread potato mixture over turkey; top with remaining cheese.

  3. Bake for 40 minutes or until turkey is heated through and cheese is melted.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

933Calories
73 gProtein
35 gFat
87 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Waternot in our table0
Taconot 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. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  2. Potato + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together938 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  3. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together932 recipes

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

  5. Cream + buttertop 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

What each ingredient does

Russet potatoes
Starchy base that mashes into a soft, fluffy layer once cooked until tender.
Sour cream
Adds moisture and tang to the mashed potatoes, keeping them creamy.
Ground turkey
Provides the main meaty filling, cooked until no longer pink.
Shredded cheddar cheese
Melts into the layers, adding richness and browning on top.
Corn
Adds sweetness and texture to the turkey filling.

The step that matters

Cook the turkey until no longer pink. Ground turkey must be cooked through before baking, since the oven only finishes heating the filling. Browning the meat well also builds flavor in the filling.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, cream, milk, butter, turkey, corn, cheddar cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, cream, milk, butter, turkey, corn, cheddar 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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