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Why it works: Cream and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Chicken Enchiladas I

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix soup and sour cream.

  2. Heat butter in saucepan.

  3. Add onion and chili powder and cook until tender.

  4. Add chicken, chilies and 2 tbsp soup mixture.

  5. Spread ½ cup soup mixture in 2 qt. shallow baking dish.

  6. Spoon about ½ cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla.

  7. Roll up and place seam-side down in dish.

  8. Spoon remaining soup mixture on top.

  9. Sprinkle with cheese.

  10. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until hot.

  11. Category:Cathy's Recipes

  12. Category:Enchilada Recipes

  13. Category:Chicken Recipes

  14. Category:Sour cream Recipes

  15. Category:Chile pepper Recipes

  16. Category:Cheddar Recipes

  17. Category:Jack cheese Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1247Calories
79 gProtein
45 gFat
128 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Soupnot 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. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  2. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

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

  3. Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Chicken + cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,936 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  5. Cream + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,655 recipes

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

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

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