10,000 pepper recipes

This sautéed babaganoush skips the grill and cooks cubed eggplant with onions, garlic, cumin, and coriander in a wok. Mashed with tahini and fresh lemon, it's a smoky, chunky dip served with warm pita.

Fragrant stir-fried chicken with bruised lemongrass, red chilies, scallions, and roasted peanuts. A quick Vietnamese weeknight dinner ready in under an hour.

Seafood Gumbo From the New Basic's Cookbook recipe

Plump shrimp steamed over beer with crab boil seasoning, then tossed with a fresh tomato salsa loaded with jalapeño, red onion, lime, and garlic. Serve hot, cold, or anywhere in between.

Creamy white chicken chili with fresh jalapeños, ginger, corn, and great northern beans in a buttery roux-based sauce. Top with Monterey Jack and serve with cornbread.

Southern fried okra with green tomatoes, jalapeno, and cornmeal crust. Pan-fried as one big cake then flipped, giving you golden crunchy edges with tender vegetables inside.

Here is the all-purpose southwestern favorite. This simple salsa is unbeatable when tomatoes are at their brilliant best.

Carroll Shelby's gourmet chili loaded with coarse-cut beef and pork, Mexican beer, green chiles, and bell peppers, thickened with masa flour. Swap in venison for a wild game twist.

Quick Tex-Mex corn soup with creamed corn, whole kernels, red bell pepper, and red pepper flakes in chicken broth. Ready in 20 minutes with pantry staples.

Grilled chicken salad with blanched asparagus, sugar snaps, and snow peas over a fresh strawberry-balsamic dressing and toasted almonds. A springtime dinner salad that feels like a restaurant plate.

Traditional Scottish haggis made from scratch: sheep heart, liver, and lungs ground with beef suet, onion, oatmeal, and warm spice, then stuffed into a stomach casing and gently boiled. The genuine Burns Night centerpiece.

Spicy nachos supreme with a green chile tomato sauce, melted cheddar, fresh guacamole, sour cream, and jalapeño slices. Loaded appetizer nachos done right.

This traditional Cajun gumbo, inspired by Queen Ida’s Louisiana roots, combines tender chicken, smoky sausage, and a dark, flavorful roux for a soul-warming dish. The holy trinity of onion, celery, and parsley, along with bold seasonings, creates a complex, spicy broth that’s perfect served over rice. Ideal for family dinners or festive gatherings, this gumbo is a labor of love that rewards with deep, authentic flavors.

Dad's chicken fried steak with cream gravy: pounded round steak triple-dredged in flour and evaporated milk, fried golden in oil, and smothered in pan-drippings white gravy. Pure Southern comfort.

Spicy black bean salad dressed with lime, champagne vinegar, jalapeños, cayenne, and fresh mint. A make-ahead vegan side with bright heat from dried beans cooked from scratch.

Bright Mexican calabacita salad with fresh corn, zucchini, red bell pepper, green chiles, and a zesty lime dressing. A colorful no-cook side dish that chills to even better flavor.