575 hot pot recipes

Texas-style beanless chili with cubed pork loin and beef brisket braised in beer, tequila, and triple cumin, thickened with masa harina. Six pounds of meat, no beans, all heat.

Italian-style jalapeño chili with hot Italian sausage, ground chuck, fennel, red wine, and three kinds of peppers. A sturdy bowl for game day or cold-weather feeding.

A fancy turkey pot pie baked in Mini squash halves and topped with whole wheat herbed biscuits.

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.

One base recipe, five crunchy flavor combos: Tropical, Barbecue, Hot & Spicy, Herbed Pecan, and Curry. Baked cereal snack mix for parties, game day, or straight-from-the-oven snacking.

Pete and Shannon's chili simmers ground beef and hot breakfast sausage with kidney beans, beer, barbecue sauce, jalapenos, and chili powder for 4 hours into a smoky, meaty bowl. A football-watching weekend pot.

Made this pasta with veggies for supper yesterday, and I was impressed. I wan't sure that if there would be enough flavor, and it actually came out quite tasty. I did add a bit hot chili sauce. A quick, easy and yummy one-pot meal.

Easy ham and beans casserole with sausage, navy beans, white wine, and ground cloves. A hearty, slow-baked one-pot meal served with hot cornbread.

Simple stovetop oatmeal with diced Granny Smith apples cooked right into the porridge. Apple juice and cinnamon sweeten the pot, no sugar needed. Serve hot with milk.

Big-batch chili with ground beef, cubed steak, and 75 whole chilies floating in the pot. A killer party chili where the green floaters decide how hot your bowl gets.

Berry orange banana muffins made with whole wheat flour and natural bran. Mashed banana and frozen orange juice concentrate sweeten these high-fiber breakfast muffins, dotted with juicy blueberries or raspberries.

German prune coffeecake with a soft yeasted dough rolled around cooked prunes, dotted with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Makes two cakes for breakfast or brunch.

Layered Italian bake with rotini, salted zucchini, potatoes, prosciutto, tomatoes, and Parmesan dotted with butter. A hearty make-ahead casserole with serious depth.

Wear your old polka dot shorts with this scrumptious bread made with cranberries and walnuts.

Froggers are oversized soft molasses cookies from old Nantucket whaling kitchens, spiced with ginger, cloves, nutmeg and allspice, flavoured with dark rum and dotted with raisins. Cut into 4-inch rounds for a proper hand-sized cookie.