Grilled Chicken with a Roasted Poblano Cream Sauce Recipe

Name: Grilled Chicken with a Roasted Poblano Cream Sauce Recipe
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1/4 cup lime juice (marinade); 2 tablespoons cumin (marinade); 1 tablespoon paprika (marinade); 2 tablespoons garlic (marinade); 1/4 cup olive oil (marinade); 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (marinade); 1 teaspoon dried oregano (marinade); 1 teaspoon chili powder (marinade); 2 large poblanos roasted, peeled and seeded; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 12 oz evaporated milk; 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon (not broth); 1 tablespoon butter; 2 tablespoons flour; Salt and pepper to taste

Well American and Tex Mex or Mexican ... not sure. It just has a nice light spicy flavor. I serve this over my "Kim's Favorite Roasted Creamed Corn," and my...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients

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Why it works: Cumin and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 983 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Grilled Chicken with a Roasted Poblano Cream Sauce Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1032Calories

54 gProtein

39 gFat

116 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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 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 + oreganotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together983 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Lime + cumintop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,216 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cumin + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,082 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lime + oreganotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together291 recipes

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

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