1,161 chile pepper recipes

Indian-style scrambled eggs with cumin, cilantro, and green chili: eggs cooked cake-style with onion, then finished with toasted ground cumin and fresh herbs.

Asparagus with blue cheese drapes hot spears in a sharp red-wine vinaigrette loaded with crumbled blue and fresh chives. Six ingredients, one skillet, served warm or room temp. Spring side dish that punches well above its weight.

Mexican omelet with melted cheese, green chiles, and a spoonful of casera sauce. Topped with sour cream and fresh cilantro for a fast, satisfying southwestern breakfast.

Rajas con crema with roasted poblano strips fried with sliced onions and simmered in cream with epazote. Authentic Mexican side dish ready in 20 minutes.

Fat-free fiesta pasta salad tosses rotelle with red onion, corn, green chiles, jalapeño, and cilantro in a chili-cumin Italian dressing. A potluck-ready Tex-Mex side that gets better as it sits.

Spanish-style stuffed mushroom caps filled with cured ham, garlic, parsley, chili pepper, and olive oil. A simple tapas appetizer baked in just 15 minutes.

Homemade chipotle sauce with rehydrated dried chipotles, bacon, tomatoes, beef stock, and fresh cilantro. A smoky, spicy Mexican sauce with customizable heat level.

Michigan chili dog sauce simmered low with ground beef, chili powder, paprika, and dry mustard. The authentic Coney Island method: never brown the meat, just simmer for an hour.

Chicken breasts stuffed with green chilis, Monterey Jack cheese, and garlic, pan-seared in butter until golden. Topped with chunky salsa for an easy, flavorful weeknight dinner.

Possee stew made from five cans: stewed tomatoes, chili beans, corn, hominy, and green chilies. A dump-and-heat pantry stew ready in 15 minutes flat.

Pedernales River chili made Texas-style with coarse ground beef, lard, ground chile, and no beans. A bold, no-frills LBJ-era recipe simmered low for an hour.

This scrumptious cake is made with tofu, green chili peppers and salsa.

Ayam Panggang Mesanten features charcoal-grilled chicken sliced and simmered in a coconut milk sauce with shrimp paste, red chiles, shallots, and lemongrass. Smoky, fiery, and deeply savory Indonesian grilling.

A chile relleno in casserole form: layers of green chiles, two cheeses blended with tofu, and an egg-milk custard baked until set. Topped with salsa and feeds 8.

Original Dallas jail house chili, a true Texas bowl of red: all beef, no beans, slow-simmered with chiles, cumin and garlic, then thickened the proper way with masa harina.

New Mexico green chile cheeseburgers stack spice-rubbed sirloin patties with melted cheddar and a roasted Anaheim and poblano chile sauce. The Southwestern burger that puts ketchup to shame.