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Chicken Tortillas

A tortilla topped with marinated chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, and salsa.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Chicken Tortillas

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the chicken

  1. Fill a tea kettle or 2-quart saucepan with water and bring to a boil.

  2. Remove excess fat from chicken and place in a colander.

  3. Spread the chicken with a fork and pour hot water slowly over the meat through the colander.

  4. Place the chicken in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid.

  5. Add onions, chili powder, oregano, garlic powder, paprika, and Tony's Creole seasoning to the chicken; cover tightly and shake until well mixed.

  6. Refrigerate the chicken mixture overnight in the sealed container.

Cook the chicken

  1. To prepare the chicken, place the mixture in a pan sprayed with Pam and heat slowly, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.

  2. Remove the chicken from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.

Assemble the tortillas

  1. Combine lettuce and tomatoes and toss to blend.

  2. Place 1/4 cup of chicken on each tortilla.

  3. Top with the desired amount of vegetables and cheese.

  4. Add sour cream and salsa to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1146Calories
81 gProtein
26 gFat
145 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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.

Explore the science

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Oregano + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,767 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together421 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken breasts
Provides the main protein; slow heating in a pan lightly browns the meat for flavour.
Chili powder
Adds warm, earthy heat and aroma to the seasoned chicken.
Mozzarella cheese
Melts into the filling, adding stretch and mild richness to each tortilla.
Cheddar cheese
Melts and adds sharp flavour and fat to the filling.
Sour cream
Adds cooling richness and moisture that balances the spiced chicken.
Tomato
Adds juiciness and fresh acidity to the filling.

The step that matters

Heat the chicken slowly until lightly browned. Stirring frequently over gentle heat keeps the seasoned meat from scorching while allowing surface browning, which builds savoury flavour through the Maillard reaction.

Swap the lettuce

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, onion, oregano, garlic, tomato, cheese, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Lettucethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, onion, oregano, garlic, tomato, cheese, mozzarella cheese. 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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