Recipes with red chili peppers

Thai-style stuffed green peppers filled with chopped fresh mushrooms, scallions, garlic and ginger bound with a cornstarch slurry. Baked or steamed and finished with slivered dried chilies. A light vegetable side or vegan main.

Chile casserole layered with beef-mushroom freezer mix, enchilada sauce, green and red chiles, corn chips, and melted cheddar. A quick Tex-Mex bake using make-ahead freezer staples.

Tex-Mex steak and tortillas with garlic-marinated sirloin grilled fast over hot charcoal and wrapped in warm flour tortillas with a fresh tomato-chile-cilantro salsa.

Cheese chiles are bite-sized appetizers made from cheddar and Colby cheese blended with ground red chili, shaped like tiny chile peppers with cilantro stems and a paprika dusting.

Whole wheat spaghetti with broccoli, garlic, and hot pepper in olive oil. A vegetarian one-pot pasta where the broccoli cooks right in the pasta water.

Spiced pickled peach slices preserved in white wine vinegar with brown sugar, dried chili peppers, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Ready after 3 weeks of curing in the jar.

Breafast is almost the most important meal in a whole day, so we should always pay more attention on it, this soft breakfast tacos should be a nice choosing!

Thai green papaya salad (som tum) with grated unripe papaya, green beans, cherry tomatoes, and peanuts in a spicy soy-chili-lemon dressing. Served with raw cabbage leaves for scooping.

Roasted eggplant with chilies, fresh ginger, tomato, and coriander. Indian-style baingan bharta cousin with smoky charred flesh and a serious chili kick.

A scrumptious dish that gets its amazing flavor from plain yogurt, red pepper flakes and a pinch of turmeric.

Honey and mustard marinade and soy and ginger marinade.

Ancho chile, red pepper, and tomato soup: a silky Mexican-inspired pureed soup with rehydrated anchos, cabbage, and tomato, finished with creme fraiche and cilantro. Vegetarian and naturally gluten-free.

Salt-and-pepper spicy shrimp: the classic Cantonese wok-fried shell-on shrimp tossed with garlic, ginger, scallions, chiles, and crunchy peppercorn-salt. Dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

Chile-rubbed sirloin steaks served on grilled French bread slathered with olive-cilantro butter. A Southwestern-style open-faced steak that comes together in 30 minutes.

Vegan red lentil lasagna loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, and corn in a tomato-herb sauce, topped with a dairy-free nutritional yeast cheese sauce.

Colombo de giraumon: a Caribbean curried pumpkin stew with tomatoes, sultanas, cloves, and red chili. A fragrant vegetarian side dish from the French Antilles that pairs with rice and grilled meats.

Authentic Goan pork vindaloo with ground red chiles, cumin, ginger, garlic, and vinegar-spiked marinade slow-cooked low for fork-tender pork and a deep, fiery curry.

Sweet and savory beef stir fry glazed with honey and oyster sauce, paired with fresh pineapple-chili salsa. A 30-minute Asian-fusion dinner bursting with bold flavors.

Colorful lentil salad with charred red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, dried apricots, and cumin-coriander dressing. Broiled peppers add smoky depth to tender green lentils.

Fiery chili soup with seared lamb, white hominy, green and red chili peppers, and crushed juniper berries. A hearty, spicy Southwestern-style stew simmered until the lamb is fork-tender.

Yam Polamai is a Thai fruit and shrimp salad with lime, crispy shallots, garlic, peanuts, and chile. Sweet, salty, sour, and crunchy in every bite.

Slow cooker Southwestern beef and pinto beans with salt pork, red chili, cumin seeds, and tomato paste. Set it and forget it for 9-10 hours of hands-off cooking.

Gai Paht Meht Mamuang Himapahn is the Thai chicken cashew stir-fry where dried red chilies fry to blackened smoke, then meet seared chicken strips, onion wedges, fish sauce, and roasted cashews. A 15-minute weeknight stir-fry that punches above its ingredient list.

This delicious one-pan meal will for sure make everyone want extra.

Ayam Panggang Mesanten features charcoal-grilled chicken sliced and simmered in a coconut milk sauce with shrimp paste, red chiles, shallots, and lemongrass. Smoky, fiery, and deeply savory Indonesian grilling.

Chicken simmers in a rich, complex mole sauce built from chipotle chili, cocoa, peanut butter, sesame seeds, raisins, and warm spices. Authentic Mexican mole that's worth every minute.

Tender calamari rings tossed with slow-caramelized onion marmalade infused with chile oil. A simple, elegant Catalan appetizer served with crusty French bread.

Thai basil fried rice with fresh red chilies, button mushrooms, long beans, and light soy sauce. A vegetarian wok-fried rice that's spicy, aromatic, and ready in minutes.

Authentic Thai red curry with homemade paste, coconut milk, and crisp-tender vegetables. A fragrant, spicy vegetarian stir fry served over jasmine rice.

Spinach and feta filo pie: wilted spinach and a lemony egg-feta-Cheddar filling baked under crisp, oil-brushed layers of filo with toasted pine nuts and a hint of cayenne. A Jamie Oliver classic.

Note: The sauce can be used to marinate chicken, pork, ribs, or a meaty fish such as swordfish before grilling.

Mulligatawny soup blends chickpeas, root vegetables, and coconut milk with turmeric, coriander, and fresh chili. Pureed silky-smooth and brightened with lemon at the finish.

Eggplant kottu with boiled eggplant and mashed chickpeas in a ground coconut-cumin-green chile paste, tempered with mustard seeds and bay leaves. A South Indian vegetarian comfort dish.

A quick Indian chickpea curry with a blended paste of ginger, garlic, cumin, and dried chilies simmered with tomatoes and warming spices. Vegan, 30 minutes, deeply fragrant.

Easy white bean and chicken chili simmered with cilantro, basil, ground chiles, and a hint of clove. One Dutch oven, ready in about an hour, finished with fresh tomato and tortilla chips.

Handi chicken is the dum-style Pakistani classic: bone-in chicken cooked in a sealed earthenware pot with yogurt, whole spices, and paya (lamb foot) stock for deep flavor.

Thai red curry scallops (Chuu-Chii) with homemade curry paste, coconut cream, kaffir lime leaves, and fish sauce. Includes a from-scratch paste recipe using galangal, lemongrass, and shrimp paste.

A fiery Chinese hot pot of pork intestine, duck blood curd, and sour cabbage simmered in a chili-ginger broth with Sichuan peppercorns. Served bubbling over a tabletop burner.

Use this easy to make red chili gravy with enchiladas or with shredded or thinly sliced roast pork.

No-bean Texas-style chili with five pounds of ground chuck simmered in beer with garlic, jalapeño, cumin, and red chilies: pure meat chili that marinates for depth and feeds a crowd.

A delicious Chinese stir-fry is perfect for a busy work-day dinner.

Southwest pork stew with chorizo, butternut squash, and corn, baked under a sour cream cornbread crust. A hearty one-dish Mexican-inspired dinner.

Old-school firehouse chili with beef suet, long slow simmer, and layers of heat from chile powder, paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Four-hour labor of love for authentic Texas-style flavor.

Cozy white bean chicken chili spiced with ground red chile, basil, and a warm hint of cloves. Simmers for an hour and serves 6 with tortilla chips on the side.

Basic gumbo loaded with chicken, andouille sausage, and shrimp in a deep brown roux-thickened broth, simmered with the trinity, tomatoes, and Cajun seasoning. A hearty Louisiana-style one-pot for a hungry crowd.

Hearty Latin stew with brown rice, bulgur, chickpeas, corn, green beans, stewed tomatoes, and red chiles. A vegan one-pot meal loaded with grains, beans, and vegetables.

Reno Red competition-style chili with coarse-ground beef, dried red chiles, cumin, oregano brewed in beer, and masa flour. No beans, all meat, pure heat.

Soba noodles with snow pea greens and shiitake mushrooms in a shallot-chili-soy-rice wine sauce. An oil-free Japanese-style noodle bowl with deep umami and tender seasonal greens.