3,088 pepper recipes

Simple buttered fiddleheads with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. A quick springtime side dish that highlights the grassy, asparagus-like flavor of fern shoots.

Chinese shrimp balls (pai chiao hsia chiu) rolled in stale bread cubes and double-fried until shatteringly crisp. Served with Sichuan pepper-salt dip. 30 pieces.

Lettuce-wrapped steamed cod with lemon juice and black pepper, ready in 20 minutes. A clean, low-calorie fish recipe with no oil and no fuss.

Southern hog jowls and turnip greens slow-cooked with smoked pork, seasoned with red pepper, and served with poached eggs and cornbread. Down-home soul food.

Fresh fig appetizers two ways: prosciutto-wrapped quarters with lime and black pepper, or fig halves filled with pecan cream cheese. No-cook, elegant cocktail bites.

Rice and garden vegetable is a pantry-fast bowl: whole grain brown rice stirred into reduced-sodium vegetable soup and warmed through in minutes. An easy, low-effort meal with a kick of cracked pepper.

Chirizu is a traditional Japanese spicy dipping sauce for sashimi, made with flame-kissed sake, grated daikon, soy sauce, lemon juice, and seven-pepper spice. Bright, bold, and ready in minutes.

Mushroom beef patties smothered in a basil cream sauce, topped with melted cheese and onions. Salisbury steak taken up a notch with a hot-pepper kick and fresh mushrooms.

A Mexican-inspired chilled gazpacho loaded with fresh Roma tomatoes, zucchini, roasted garlic and spicy vegetable juice, topped with crispy tortilla strips and crumbled Cotija cheese.

One-pot chicken dinner simmers a whole chicken with tomatoes, green pepper, okra, and chili powder into a Southern-style stew spooned over rice. Honest, hearty, and feeds a crowd of 8.

Meatless bulgur tamales wrap a savory filling of cracked wheat, tomatoes, pepper, and brown rice miso inside masa dough and corn husks. A hearty vegetarian Tex-Mex classic with deep umami and no meat required.

An easy pasta salad that uses the fresh veggies you have on hand and some Italian dressing so you can put it together quickly, we love quick and easy recipes.

Oven-fried bananas ready in 10 minutes with just butter and bananas. Serve savory with salt and pepper as a side dish, or sweet with cinnamon and sugar as a quick low-fat dessert.

Tastes delicious when filled with very lean beef cooked with a little green pepper, lean shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato, and a good shot of hot sauce. Of course a nice Mexican beer with it makes it extra good.

Hearty vegetarian two-bean stew with potatoes, carrots, turnip, and herbs, thickened with a flour slurry. Pick any two beans you have on hand.

Brandy-flambéed chicken baked with fresh apples, pears, sliced mushrooms, and apple wine until tender and saucy. An elegant fall dinner that comes together in just 35 minutes. Serve over couscous or rice.