332 pepper dish recipes

Pasta with asparagus, an aglio e olio-style dish with five cloves of garlic, red pepper flakes, hot sauce, fresh asparagus, and Parmesan over mostaccioli. Light, garlicky, ready in 40 minutes.

Hearty baked beans loaded with ground chuck, bell peppers, onions, hickory BBQ sauce, and freshly ground whole spices, finished in the oven until thick and bubbly. The ultimate cookout side dish.

Sugar-free marinated cucumber salad with vinegar, garlic, and black pepper. Salt-brined thin slices release their water, then soak up a tangy dressing for a crisp, diabetic-friendly side dish.

Spanish-style shrimp and red peppers slow-cooked in olive oil with garlic and chili, served with bread and feta cheese for soaking and piling. A tapas-inspired communal seafood dish.

Beef rellenos stuff fire-roasted chilies with seasoned ground beef, dip them in airy egg-foam batter, then pan-fry until golden. A traditional Mexican stuffed pepper appetizer or main dish.

Stir-fried beef and vegetables: a classic Chinese wok dish with marinated beef, crisp onions, and green peppers in a quick garlic-ginger soy sauce. Ready in under 20 minutes from wok to table.

Mirliton casserole with ground beef, onion, bell pepper, and parsley topped with bread crumbs and baked until golden. A classic Louisiana Cajun side dish using chayote squash (mirliton) as the star vegetable.

Caribbeans love spicy food. This dish combines rosemary, thyme, cayenne, black pepper and garlic. Quickly cooked in a hot skillet,these shrimp make a great appetizer. Serve with a splash of fresh lime juice.

Quick beef stir-fry with fresh mushrooms, sweet pepper, and a savory white wine sauce served over rice. Ready in 45 minutes, this herb-seasoned wok dish makes a satisfying weeknight dinner for six.

A great way to use up day-old bread. I like preparing everything and assemble the casserole the night before, then pop the dish into the oven the next morning. The entire house smells "delicious" :) I do sometimes add some sweet bell pepper or broccoli, and my kids don't mind eating veggie this way at all!

Popular Chinese dish from the Sichuan region containing bean curd cooked in a spicy pepper and black bean sauce. Fermented black beans have long been used to boost digestion and support immune function. The process of fermentation also increases the vitamin B and omega-3 fatty acid content of the beans. Adding fermented foods to one’s diet is one of the best ways of creating a protective environment in the gut against harmful pathogenic bacteria and other organisms.

Lime-bright black bean and corn relish with cilantro, red bell pepper, and a few dashes of hot sauce. Five-minute no-cook condiment that pairs with grilled fish, tacos, or chicken.