Name: Mexican Meatloaf Rings Recipe
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients: 1 - 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey; 4 peppers: 1 yellow pepper, 1 red, 1 orange and 1 green, cut each pepper into 3 2" rings, approx. Use whatever color pepper you like best. You want approximately 8-9 rings.; 2 pieces of bread soaked in milk, squeezed and broken up; 1 medium onion diced (use pre-diced from the store if you are pressed for time); 2 celery stalks diced (use pre-diced from the store if you are pressed for time); 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 cup frozen corn; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1/4 cup salsa; 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 extra large or 2 small eggs; 1 chipolte diced 2 if you are daring; 1/2 cup salsa for the topping I use mild; 1/2 cup Mexican shredded cheese or slices of peppe rjack either or. Please use which ever you like best. I have used both and like both. Different flavors. I would probably use the pepperjack but equally good.; Serve with my sauted black beans and romaine hearts with avacado and cilantro lime dressing

Why it works: Celery and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,810 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

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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.

Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,810 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

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Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Pepper + celerytop 5% of all pairs

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Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,518 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Onion + parsleytop 9% of all pairs

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Cooked together25,843 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, pepper, bread, milk, onion, celery, parsley):

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Limefits better
Avocadofits better
Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, pepper, bread, milk, onion, celery, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Black Bean	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	114
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Celery Stalks	1 stalk (40g)	6
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Topping	not in our table	0

Mexican Meatloaf Rings Recipe