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Chicken Quesadillas and Fiesta Rice

"A spicy, creamy chicken mixture fills crispy-baked tortillas, cut into wedges and served with Mexican-flavored rice."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Chicken Quesadillas and Fiesta Rice

Why it works: Chicken and rice are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,769 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Chicken Quesadillas and Fiesta Rice

4 servings
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1101Calories
60 gProtein
18 gFat
169 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soupnot in our table0
Saucenot 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. Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  2. Chicken + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,312 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Cheddar cheese + ricetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together511 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Flour + ricetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Cheddar cheese + flourtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,592 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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