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Mexican Chicken Kiev

A stuffed chicken breast filled with green chilies and Monterey jack cheese, coated in a breadcrumb mixture and baked, served with tomato sauce.

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Why it works: Cumin and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,272 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Mexican Chicken Kiev

Oven400°F
Time20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Flatten chicken breasts between waxed paper.

  2. Place about 2 tablespoons of chilies and 1 cheese strip in the center of each chicken piece, then roll up and tuck ends under.

  3. Combine remaining ingredients, except butter, to make crumb mixture.

  4. Dip each stuffed chicken into a shallow bowl containing melted butter and roll in crumb mixture.

  5. Place chicken rolls seam side down in an oblong baking dish.

  6. Cover and chill for 4 hours or overnight.

Bake and serve

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

  2. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until done.

  3. Prepare tomato sauce: combine all ingredients in a pan and heat well.

  4. Pour heated tomato sauce over chicken.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1033Calories
64 gProtein
34 gFat
115 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Cumin + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,272 recipes

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

  2. Cheese + parmesan cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,041 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Cumin + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

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

  5. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken breast
Forms the main protein that is rolled around the filling and baked until cooked through.
Monterey jack cheese
Melts inside the rolled chicken, adding richness and moisture to the filling.
Bread crumbs
Form a crisp, golden coating that browns in the oven around the chicken.
Butter
Carries the crumb coating and helps it brown and crisp in the oven.
Green chilies
Add moisture and mild heat to the filling.

The step that matters

Chilling the rolled chicken before baking. Chilling for at least 4 hours lets the crumb coating set and firm, so it stays on the chicken and the rolls hold their shape in the oven.

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, cheese, bread, parmesan cheese, pepper, butter, tomato):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Cuminthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, cheese, bread, parmesan cheese, pepper, butter, tomato. 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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