502 red peppers sauce recipes

Skillet macaroni barbecue: elbow pasta simmered one-pot with stewed tomatoes, barbecue sauce, sweet corn, peppers, onions, and melted cheddar on top. A vegetarian weeknight skillet dinner that tastes like a cowboy diner plate.

Senate bean soup with navy beans, smoked ham hock, potatoes, and an onion pique, half-pureed for a creamy-chunky texture. The famous US Capitol dining room recipe.

Louisiana-style crawfish boil for 50 pounds of live mudbugs, purged and soaked in a spicy bath of crab boil, cayenne, hot sauce, lemons, and garlic. Feed the whole neighborhood.

Grilled liver kabobs wrapped in bacon with bell peppers and onions, brushed with a tangy molasses-mustard-ketchup sauce. A bold cookout skewer.

Big-batch Texas-style chili with 5 lbs of rough-ground beef and pork simmered in beer, sour mash whiskey, jalapenos, and a heavy hand of cumin. No beans. No compromise. Pure cowboy heat.

Crispy cornmeal-crusted fish fillets pan-fried golden and topped with a brown-butter pecan sauce with parsley and lemon. Southern fish-fry meets classic meunière.

Moroccan-style okra and chickpea tagine simmered with tomatoes, red bell pepper, cumin, ginger, and a swirl of harissa. A vegan North African stew where blanching keeps the okra tender, not slimy.

Stuffed red and yellow bell peppers filled with ground turkey, rice, navy beans, and a spiced picante tomato sauce. A low-fat dinner with real depth - Madeira deglazes the wok, fennel and rosemary do the heavy lifting.

Pancetta stuffed flounder baked with a crispy pancetta and bread stuffing, served over buttered new potatoes with hollandaise. An elegant dinner party fish dish ready in about an hour.

Red bean soup with beef, celery, lemon, and Worcestershire sauce, pressed through a sieve for a smooth, thick puree. A hearty old-fashioned bean soup ready in about 40 minutes.

Smoky bacon and pecan barbecue sauce with honey, citrus, and a cayenne kick, blended smooth. This from-scratch BBQ sauce makes 5 cups and transforms any chicken, pork, or rack of ribs it touches.

Critterless chili, a hearty vegetarian bean chili with serrano pepper, six cloves of garlic, cumin, cayenne, and spaghetti sauce as the tomato base.

Chunky gazpacho with diced cucumber, bell pepper, carrots, celery, and fresh tomatoes in a spiced tomato juice base. A no-cook chilled soup for hot summer days.

Mexican brown rice with green chiles, tomatoes, mushrooms, cumin, and chili powder. Oil-free, vegan, and ready in 30 minutes using pre-cooked rice.

Jalapeño beef and bean chili with three fresh jalapeños, ground beef, kidney beans, and a thick tomato base. Two-hour stovetop simmer builds deep heat without raw spice. Built for chili lovers who want kick.

Seafood gumbo loaded with shrimp, crab, and five pounds of okra smothered with tomatoes, garlic, and hot sauce. An authentic okra-thickened Cajun gumbo, no roux needed.