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Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Enchilada Sauce

"My wife and I came up with this recipe on a whim. It has since become one of our family's favorite recipes. I feel I must warn you though, once you make this for your family you will likely be making it again and again. Enjoy! Whatever green peppers you decide to use, make sure they are at least 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. "

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Enchilada Sauce

Why it works: Oregano and cumin 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 ↓

Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Enchilada Sauce

4 stuffed peppers
Prep40 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1188Calories
57 gProtein
47 gFat
132 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Taconot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. 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.

  1. Oregano + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, pepper, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, flour):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Cinnamonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, pepper, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.