10,000 pepper recipes

Green chili with three meats, roasted poblano peppers, fresh cilantro, and beer. Slow-simmered for two hours and finished with beurre manie for serious richness and body.

Rustic Italian pasta and bean soup doubles up cannellini and red kidney beans with crushed tomatoes, Italian herbs, and pasta. A hearty 45-minute dinner topped with fresh Parmesan.

Scrambled Tofu for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner recipe

Vegetarian black bean feijoada spiced with fresh ginger, cumin, and cayenne, finished with plum vinegar and roasted red peppers. Thick, smoky, and satisfying over rice or pasta.

Medium Hot Salsa recipe

Texas white chicken chili with navy beans, jalapeños, cumin, and hot chiles, ladled into tortilla-lined bowls with Monterey Jack and salsa. A spicy white-bean chili with edible bowl bonus.

Andouille smoked sausage in Cajun red gravy: smoky pork andouille smothered with onions, celery, bell pepper, and garlic in a tomato-laced beef gravy. Spoon over rice for a Louisiana classic.

Slow cooker black-eyed peas with salt pork, garlic, and oregano. Overnight soak, then low and slow cooking for tender beans with Mexican flair.

Fried pistolette rolls stuffed with a creamy Cajun filling of shrimp, crabmeat, and melted Velveeta with onions, bell pepper, and celery. Louisiana party food that disappears in minutes.

Spicy beer-batter hush puppies loaded with chopped tomatoes, green pepper, onion, and red pepper flakes. Deep-fried golden in under 5 minutes per batch.

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.

Red beans and rice cooked the proper way: dried kidney beans simmered with bay and bell pepper, then the bean stock cooks the rice along with sauteed onion, pepper, garlic, and cumin. Vegetarian, deeply savory, all in one pot.

Easy chicken Creole with cooked chicken in a tomato-paste sauce with onions, green pepper, garlic, and Tabasco. A 25-minute Louisiana-style weeknight dinner over rice.

Gallo pinto: Costa Rican black beans and rice pan-fried with onions, bell peppers, spinach, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. A humble national dish made hearty and green. Vegan, one-skillet.

Insalata tricolore with fire-roasted red and yellow bell peppers and raw fennel strips dressed in extra-virgin olive oil and parsley. A vibrant Italian salad with smoky, sweet, and anise flavors.

Cuban red beans and rice with soaked kidney beans, bay leaf, cumin, and oregano. Cook beans with bell pepper strips until tender, sauté aromatics, then simmer rice in bean stock for fluffy, flavorful grains.