Homemade Frozen Bean and Veggie BurritosHomemade Frozen Bean and Cheese Burritos

Name: Homemade Frozen Bean and Veggie BurritosHomemade Frozen Bean and Cheese Burritos
Ingredients: 1 sweet potato; 2 tablespoon olive oil, divided; 1/2 teaspoon cumin; salt and pepper; 3/4 cup corn; 3/4 cup frozen spinach; 1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained; 1/2 jar of salsa (6 ounce jar); 4-6 ounces of Pepper Jack cheese; 1 package of whole wheat tortillas (10); 2 cans refried beans; 1/2 teaspoon cumin (optional); salt and pepper; 10 flour tortillas; 1 cup cheese, Cheddar or Pepper Jack; 1/2 jar of salsa (using a 6 ounce jar)

By thevintagemixer · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients

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Why it works: Cumin and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,188 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Homemade Frozen Bean and Veggie BurritosHomemade Frozen Bean and Cheese Burritos

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1335Calories

48 gProtein

40 gFat

202 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Black Bean	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	114
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Spinach	1 cup raw (30g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Wheat	not in our table	0
Bean	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.

By thevintagemixer. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Cumin + beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,188 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Sweet potato + beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together165 recipes

Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).
Cumin + spinachtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together325 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Spinach + beanstop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together365 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Sweet potato + spinachtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together126 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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