48 habanero pepper recipes

Use as a dip or topping for grilled chicken, seafood, etc., inspired by Diana Rattray

A spicy dinner for those who can handle the fire, but enjoy the flavor. Warning..Don't try unless you know you can eat hot and spicy foods.

Spicy bran muffins loaded with Thai chilies, jalapeño, and habanero rings, plus dried fruit, walnuts, and warm spices. Bold breakfast baking for heat seekers.

Authentic Yucatán cochinita pibil with achiote-marinated pork, banana leaf wrap and habanero orange salsa. Traditional Mayan pit-style slow-roasted pork for tacos.

Eight pepper beef chili loaded with chipotles, habaneros, poblanos, jalapeños, anchos, and more. A slow-simmered, layered-heat chili that brings serious fire.

A sweet and spicy and very colorful island-ish tasting treat. It'll make your taste buds dance. I created this recipe when I was running really low on groceries and had to throw something together for dinner. It has evolved a bit since, but same basic concept

Soy-glazed seared tuna steaks over mixed greens with caramelized onions, summer squash, and a fiery orange-curry-habanero sauce. A restaurant-worthy plate at home.

Habanero chicken jerktoufee blends Cajun etouffee with Caribbean jerk spices. Chicken breast in a creamy roux-thickened sauce with tasso, habanero, and jalapeno, served over cornbread.

Fiery Thai chicken coconut soup loaded with seven types of chiles, lemongrass, ginger, and shiitake mushrooms simmered gently in coconut milk and chicken broth.

A gourmet vegan black bean chili loaded with chanterelle and shiitake mushrooms, five types of chiles, spelt berries, fresh corn, and dried sour cherries. Simmered in tomato and orange juice for layers of earthy, smoky, sweet heat.

Southern pot likker chili built on collard-green broth with smoked chuck, ground beef, pintos, chipotle, habanero, and a splash of beer. Long-simmered, deeply smoky, bowl-licking good.

We love this recipe, very delicious, and all the ingredients are healthy.Worthy to try it.

Made quick and easy by using canned (unsweetened) coconut milk and canned kidney beans, this is a great accompaniment to jerk chicken.

Steak Habanero: pounded flank steak seared and simmered in a fiery sauce of roasted poblanos, onion, garlic, habanero, and cilantro. Served with warm tortillas for dunking. Bold heat in about 20 minutes.

If you want to try these recipes but don't want the heat, just eliminate the habaneros from the sauce mixture. You will still have a delicious red bell pepper sauce.