371 cayenne recipes

Red beans and rice with smoked sausage and ham shank, simmered low with thyme, sage, and cayenne. A New Orleans Monday tradition cooked from dried beans.

Texas-style no-bean chili with coarse ground beef and suet, loaded with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. A purist's bowl of red with no tomatoes, no beans, just meat and spice.

Justin Wilson's Cajun crawfish boil simmers 50 pounds of live crawfish with crab boil seasoning, lemons, cayenne, sausage, corn, and potatoes. The gold standard Louisiana backyard feast.

Mediterranean green bean, zucchini and potato stew simmered in plum tomatoes with cayenne and fresh parsley. Vegan one-pot dinner ready in an hour.

Beefy no-bean chili with cubed stewing beef, chorizo sausage, jalapenos, and Mexican beer simmered low and slow. Bold, smoky, and built for serious chili lovers.

One of the better known dishes of Uttar Pradesh cuisine, this is a favorite at occasions ranging from a wedding buffet to a family picnic. It goes exceptionally well with Deep Fried Wheat Bread, a raita and Pumpkin with Onions and Fenugreek.

Black-eyed peas with fresh spinach sauteed in vegetable broth with a pinch of cayenne. A low-fat vegetarian side dish ready in 20 minutes flat.

This relish is based on a prize-winning English recipe of more than a generation ago. It is less sweet than traditional chutneys; most of its sweetness comes not from sugar, but from apples, dates, and parsnips. I generally use Winesap apples but any well-flavored, crisp eating apple will do.

Vegetarian black bean chilaquiles layered with oven-crisped tortillas, rough-mashed spiced beans, tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Low-fat, high-protein comfort food.

Grilled West Indies spice-rubbed chicken breast with curry, paprika, cumin, and cayenne, served with molasses-glazed grilled bananas. A Caribbean-inspired grill plate with bold heat and tropical sweetness.

A Moroccan-inspired vegetarian couscous loaded with tofu, chickpeas, mushrooms, walnuts, and raisins in a spiced tomato-curry sauce. Hearty, plant-based, and full of North African warmth.

Quick herbed white bean dip with cannellini beans, garlic, lemon, olive oil, cumin, and oregano. The 10-minute Mediterranean appetizer that's lighter than hummus and just as versatile.

Dried lentils simmer with chopped apricots, eggplant, tomatoes, and warm spices for hearty Armenian soup that balances sweet and savory.

Syrian noodles with lentils is a hearty one-pot vegetarian stew of cumin and coriander-spiced lentils simmered until tender, then finished with broken vermicelli. High-fiber comfort food that feeds six for pennies.

Sautéed pancetta with balsamic beans simmers crispy pancetta, garlic, crushed tomatoes, and white beans in a sweet-tart honey-balsamic glaze. A rustic Italian side or weeknight main.

This fiery Cajun chicken pasta smothers spaghetti in a spicy triple-pepper tomato sauce loaded with butter-sautéed chicken. A bold Louisiana-style feast for heat lovers.