Name: Barbecue Chicken and Coleslaw Potato Skins Recipe
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 16 potato skins
Ingredients: 8 (3-inch-long) russet potatoes (about 2 1/4 pounds), scrubbed and thoroughly dried; 2 cups; , shredded into bite-size pieces; 2/3 cup; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/4 stick), melted; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup

Why it works: Potato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,305 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Barbecue Chicken and Coleslaw Potato Skins Recipe

16 potato skins

Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

8 (3-inch-long) russet potatoes (about 2 1/4 pounds), scrubbed and thoroughly dried
2 cups
, shredded into bite-size pieces
2/3 cup
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/4 stick), melted
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

269Calories

5 gProtein

12 gFat

38 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
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.

By chow. 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.

Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,456 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together85,593 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, pepper):

Capsicumfits better
Potatothe original
Carrotfits less well
Onionfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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