3,636 chili pepper recipes

Entertain family with this succulent dish that will have your relatives standing in line for seconds.

Homemade Creole chaurice sausage with fresh pork, onions, garlic, cayenne, allspice, and bay leaf ground and stuffed into natural casings. A spicy Louisiana classic for gumbo, jambalaya, or the grill.

Easy chickpea salad with scallions, cilantro, lemon juice and a hit of cayenne. Bright, no-cook vegetarian side dish high in fiber and protein.

Ranch-style pinto beans slow-simmered with ham hock, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. A cowboy classic that works on the stovetop or in a crockpot.

Mexican rarebit with sharp cheddar melted over corn, green chilies, and tomatoes in a double boiler. A Southwestern twist on the classic Welsh cheese dish.

Navajo green chili simmers flour-dredged pork shoulder, browned in bacon drippings, with whole green chiles, tomato, onion and garlic into a thick, hearty Southwestern stew. Ladle it over fry bread or rice.

Copycat Chili's chicken enchilada soup thickened with masa harina and loaded with cubed chicken, crushed tomatoes, and melted American cheese. A big-batch Tex-Mex soup that feeds a crowd.

Tuna chili Texas-style with kidney beans, tomatoes, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, and red wine vinegar. A quick microwave chili that swaps ground beef for canned tuna.

Grilled Cornish game hens glazed with a fiery red pepper sauce made from roasted peppers, Dijon mustard, and three kinds of hot pepper. Four-alarm heat with a sweet roasted pepper backbone.

Crustless quiche with ham, cheese, green chilies, and black olives. Bisquick batter blended with eggs and evaporated milk forms its own light base.

Saus kacang is an Indonesian peanut sauce made with ground chili, garlic, shrimp paste, peanut butter, tamarind, and coconut milk. The classic satay dipping sauce.

Kelly's Asian chicken: bone-in chicken pieces braised with a whole bulb of garlic, dried chiles, soy, vinegar, and honey. Vietnamese-style stovetop dinner that serves six.

Yankee brisket pulled barbecue makes tender pulled BBQ without a smoker: brisket slow-roasted with liquid smoke, chilled, shredded, then simmered in a homemade tangy-sweet-spicy sauce. A make-ahead crowd-pleaser for sandwiches.

Thai basil fried rice with fresh red chilies, button mushrooms, long beans, and light soy sauce. A vegetarian wok-fried rice that's spicy, aromatic, and ready in minutes.

Homemade Indian spice blend with coriander, cumin, black peppercorns, turmeric, dried chili, cloves, ginger, and allspice. A versatile hot and spicy seasoning mix ground fresh in a spice mill.

Texas-style all-beef chili with cubed chuck, beer, toasted cumin seeds, and no beans. Simmered low for 90 minutes and thickened with masa harina the authentic way.