Name: Bacon and Egg Tacos
Ingredients: 6 eggs; ¼ cup crumbled cooked bacon; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 slices American cheese diced; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon pepper; 6 flour tortillas warmed; salsa

Why it works: Butter and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,962 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Bacon and Egg Tacos

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the bacon.

Cook and fill

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, pour in the egg mixture, and cook, stirring until the eggs are completely set.
Stir in the cheese, salt, and pepper, then spoon ¼ cup of the mixture onto the center of each warmed tortilla and fold the sides over the filling.

Serve

Serve with salsa.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

959Calories

34 gProtein

34 gFat

126 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Egg + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together106,462 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Egg + buttertop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together118,967 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Cheese + peppertop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,861 recipes

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

Butter and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs: Set into soft curds that form the main body of the filling.
Butter: Adds richness and helps keep the eggs from sticking to the skillet.
American cheese: Melts into the warm eggs, adding creaminess and binding the filling.
Flour tortillas: Hold the filling and are warmed so they stay soft and fold easily.

The step that matters

Cook the eggs until just set, stirring. Eggs cooked over medium heat and stirred gently form tender curds. If they are overcooked, they turn dry and rubbery, and the filling loses its moisture.

“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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Bacon and Egg Tacos