Name: Turkey and Bean Casserole
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 400g boneless, skinless turkey thighs, trimmed and cut into chunks (try Tesco Value); 1 onion , finely chopped; 3 carrots , chopped; 3 celery sticks, chopped; 2 dried bay leaves; 600ml vegetable or chicken stock; 2 x 400g / 14oz cans baked beans

Why it works: Carrot and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,173 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

Turkey and Bean Casserole

Serves 6

Ingredients

2 tbsp sunflower oil
400g boneless, skinless turkey thighs, trimmed and cut into chunks (try Tesco Value)
1 onion , finely chopped
3 carrots , chopped
3 celery sticks, chopped
2 dried bay leaves
600ml vegetable or chicken stock
2 x 400g / 14oz cans baked beans

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

362Calories

33 gProtein

18 gFat

18 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Bay Leaf	1 leaf (0.6g)	2
Sunflower Oil	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 bbcgoodfood. 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.

Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,173 recipes

Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
Carrot + beanstop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,443 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Sunflower + carrottop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together279 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Celery + beanstop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,159 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21,601 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sunflower, turkey, carrot, celery, chicken, beans):

Tomatofits better
Parsnipfits better
Capsicumfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sunflower, turkey, carrot, celery, chicken, beans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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