279 hot chili pepper recipes

Tex-Mex beef meatballs with green chilies and cheese, served with homemade zesty tomato salsa and crispy tortilla chips. Mexican party appetizer ready in 75 minutes.

Southwestern avocado vichyssoise with roasted poblanos, tomatillos, mint, and ginger, blended creamy with potatoes and avocado. Served chilled with a smoky chipotle sour cream drizzle.

Hearty hominy and butternut squash stew with pinto beans, toasted cumin, cinnamon, and ground red chile. A warming Southwestern vegetarian stew with deep, layered spice.

Spicy ground pork chili with kidney beans, diced tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, and triple heat from cayenne, red pepper flakes, and hot sauce.

Jolof rice with black-eyed peas, eggplant, tomatoes, and brown rice cooked in a spicy tomato-ginger sauce with curry and cayenne. A hearty West African one-pot vegetarian meal.

Slow-roasted beef brisket pulled into tender strands and simmered in a homemade BBQ sauce with molasses, chili sauce, and a hit of liquid smoke. Northern-style pulled beef that rivals any smokehouse.

White chicken chili with white beans, green chiles, poblano pepper, cumin, and oregano. A lighter, brothy chili loaded with garnish options.

Caribbean-style rice and peas gets a vegan upgrade with cubed tempeh, coconut-toasted brown rice, black-eyed peas, and cinnamon. A hearty plant-based main with island flavor.

Crispy deep-fried spring rolls packed with curry-marinated ground chicken, cellophane noodles, napa cabbage, and fresh vegetables. Served with a fiery homemade chili-cilantro dipping sauce that brings serious heat.

Paul's Barbeque Sauce: a layered Cajun BBQ sauce with bacon, dark-caramelized onions, pecans, citrus rinds, and honey. Built on a classic seasoning mix and finished with butter.

A gallon-jar fermented vegetable pickle with cauliflower, green beans, peppers, onions, green tomatoes, and olives cured in a garlicky dill brine. Ready after 10 days of room-temperature fermentation.

Quick black bean and salmon appetizer with cumin, lime, and a kick of red pepper, scooped up with crispy baked corn tortilla chips. Diabetic-friendly and ready in 30 minutes.

The full three-meat Brunswick stew with chicken, beef chuck, and pork simmered for hours with fresh tomatoes, lima beans, corn, okra, and peas. This is the real-deal Southern recipe, thick, smoky, and built for feeding a crowd.

North Indian stuffed eggplant boats packed with spiced potato, peas, carrots and bell pepper, finished with toasted sesame seeds. Vegan and dairy-free with cumin, coriander, turmeric and ginger.

Big-batch beef and pork chili con carne with four kinds of beans, plantain (or banana), molasses, and a deep spice blend. An overnight-marinated chili built for slow simmering and serving a crowd.

Vegan navy bean soup with balsamic-caramelized onions, miso paste, tomato sauce, and warming spices. Oil-free, long-simmered for deep flavor, serves 8. Worth every minute of the 4-hour cook.