Name: Shredded Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients: 29 ounces cooked chicken; 2 (4 ounce) cans green chilies, chopped; ½ cup vegetable oil (for heating tortillas); 36 corn tortillas; 1 (28 ounce) can medium enchilada sauce; 2 pounds shredded cheese; nonstick cooking spray

Why it works: Chicken and corn are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,666 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Shredded Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients

29 ounces cooked chicken
2 (4 ounce) cans green chilies, chopped
½ cup vegetable oil (for heating tortillas)
36 corn tortillas
1 (28 ounce) can medium enchilada sauce
2 pounds shredded cheese
nonstick cooking spray

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray two rectangular pans with cooking spray.
2.In a bowl, combine chicken, chiles, and all spices.
3.Pour a small amount of oil in a nonstick pan and heat on high. Heat tortillas on both sides. Repeat until all tortillas are heated, adding oil as necessary.
4.After heating, drain each tortilla on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
5.Dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce, shaking off excess.
6.Fill tortillas with meat. Roll up and place in pan edge side down.
7.Spoon extra sauce on top of enchiladas. Top with shredded cheese.
8.Bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and enchiladas are heated thoroughly.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

677Calories

45 gProtein

33 gFat

48 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Corn Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Enchilada	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Chicken + corntop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,666 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,936 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Corn + cheesetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together880 recipes

Shared aroma: butanoic acid ethyl ester (sweet).
Sauce + cheesetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,987 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Chicken + saucetop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together4,513 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).