10,000 pepper recipes

Roasted eggplant and vegetable pate with charred eggplant, yellow peppers, ginger, jalapeno, cumin, and lime. A smoky vegan spread for crostini, crackers, or sandwich filling. Keeps a week.

A tasty side dish that doesn't take long to make or satisfy.

Pinto bean burgers made from scratch with dried beans, oats, green chiles, and ketchup, dredged in cornmeal and pan-fried crispy. A Southwestern-style vegetarian burger that holds together.

Spicy chicken and pumpkin curry with coconut milk, jalapeno, fresh ginger, and warm curry spices. A vibrant fall-into-winter stew that pairs sweet pumpkin with tender chicken in a creamy curry broth.

Maverick chili stews beef brisket and pork neck bones with beer, strong coffee, chocolate syrup, and a dual-stage cumin hit. A bold Tex-Mex pot built for big crowds and big appetites.

Low-fat scalloped potatoes with just five ingredients, no cream or cheese. Thinly sliced potatoes and onions bake in milk until tender, while the potato starch thickens it into a creamy sauce.

Prawns Hunan style: flour-dusted shrimp flash-fried in peanut oil, then tossed with a ginger-garlic-chili paste and a reduced soy-chicken stock sauce. Bold, spicy, and fast.

Ground beef and black bean chili with green peppers, carrots, and red pepper flakes simmered in tomato juice. Ladle it over hot rice for a filling 45-minute dinner.

Massive pot of black bean cassoulet soup with garlic sausage, Italian sausage, bratwurst, and a meaty ham bone. Simmered for 5 hours with sherry, brown sugar, and lemon. Feeds 16.

Peppery breaded pork chops dipped in garlic butter and coated in seasoned bread crumbs with red pepper flakes. Freezer-friendly and oven-baked until crispy.

Simple fried turkey breast sliced thin, seasoned, and rolled in flour before deep frying until golden. Just four ingredients for crispy, juicy turkey cutlets that cook in minutes.

Pan-fried fish fillets with brown butter and lemon sauce. Works with red snapper, grouper, or chicken breast. A classic French meuniere-style technique.

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

Crispy Cuban-style fritters made from soaked black-eyed peas blended with garlic into a thick batter, fried golden, and finished with a squeeze of fresh lime. Vegetarian, gluten-free, and seriously addictive.

Pirate's pie: a kid-friendly fish pie with canned salmon, leeks, red pepper, and corn in creamy sauce under a piped cheesy mashed potato crown. Budget-friendly family dinner.

Santa Fe flank steak rubbed with rehydrated guajillo chiles, garlic, brown sugar, and thyme, then broiled to medium-rare. A bold Southwestern steak in 30 minutes.