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Chiligetti

A chili with ground beef, onions, tomatoes, beans, and spaghetti.

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Why it works: Beef and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,092 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chiligetti

Time10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the chili

  1. Cook and stir ground beef and onions in large skillet or saucepan until meat is brown and onions are tender.

  2. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt and beans (with liquid).

  3. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.

  4. Cook uncovered 10 minutes.

Serve

  1. Cook spaghetti as directed on package.

  2. Drain; turn spaghetti onto large platter and top with chili mixture.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

436Calories
36 gProtein
16 gFat
36 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Kidney Bean1/2 cup canned (128g) drained112
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Salt1 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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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. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

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

  2. Beef + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,448 recipes

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

  3. Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  4. Tomato + kidney beanstop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together821 recipes

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

  5. Onion + kidney beanstop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,050 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Ground beef
Provides the main meaty body and savory browned flavor of the sauce.
Onions
Soften as they cook, adding sweetness and aromatic depth to the chili.
Tomatoes
Form the liquid base of the chili and add acidity and tomato flavor.
Kidney beans
Add body, texture and substance to the chili.
Chili powder
Supplies the chili flavor that defines the sauce.

Swap the kidney beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, onion, tomato, sauce):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Chickpeafits better
  4. Kidney beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, onion, tomato, sauce. 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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