10,000 pepper recipes

No-roll apple pie with a press-in-pan oil crust and a sweet streusel top. Cinnamon and ginger spice six cups of sliced apples for a beginner-friendly pie that skips the rolling pin entirely.

Pizza spaghetti pie with a baked ground beef shell filled with spaghetti, egg, and Parmesan, topped with pizza sauce, green pepper rings, and melted mozzarella. A retro mashup the whole family loves.

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

Italian giardiniera pickled vegetables with red peppers, cauliflower, wax beans, squash, radish, carrots, and onion in a basil-garlic brine. Water-bath canned for long pantry storage.

Instead of being hard, dry spice cookies, these are soft, moist spicy cookies with a medium hot disposition. Their heat is derived from ground Jamaican Scotch Bonnet peppers.

Roasted vegetable pizza on prebaked Italian bread shells topped with zucchini, yellow squash, red pepper, and red onion in a red wine vinaigrette, finished with mozzarella and Parmesan.

Creamy turkey ham ziti with a blended spinach and sour cream sauce, Dijon mustard, fresh dill, and red bell pepper. A lighter pasta dish with a vivid green sauce.

Hearty kabocha squash chowder with smoky bacon, sweet bell pepper, and fresh thyme. Chunks of golden squash thicken the broth as they soften. Topped with smoked almonds for crunch.

North Indian stuffed eggplant boats packed with spiced potato, peas, carrots and bell pepper, finished with toasted sesame seeds. Vegan and dairy-free with cumin, coriander, turmeric and ginger.

Grilled portobello mushroom sandwich with balsamic-shallot roasted red pepper, melted Monterey Jack, and garlic-thyme aioli on a toasted onion roll. The vegetarian burger that beats any beef one.

Quick microwave chicken curry stir-fry tossed with crunchy peanuts, sweet chutney, coconut, and currants over wild rice. A 35-minute weeknight dinner with zero stovetop cleanup.

Muffin-topped chili casserole with ground beef, kidney beans, and tomatoes baked under cornmeal drop biscuits. A one-dish comfort meal that combines chili and cornbread.

A comforting, easy-to-make casserole using mostly pantry staples like canned vegetables, pasta, and a creamy sauce. Tender marinated chicken is combined with rigatoni, mushrooms, green beans, and onions, then baked with a cheesy topping for a family-friendly meal.

Manhattan-style seafood stew in a tomato broth built on bacon, clam juice and white wine, loaded with clams, scallops and shrimp over tender potatoes. Bright with fresh basil and lemon zest, and not a drop of cream.

Greek lamb souvlaki with leg of lamb, sweetbreads, and kidneys marinated in olive oil, lemon, wine, and herbs, then grilled on skewers with bay leaves and vegetables. An authentic taverna-style feast.

Meat spagetti sauce that uses whisky. The best pasta sauce I have ever had. With a bushel of fresh in-season plum tomatoes I made enough for the winter. It was worth it! This is a reguler large size version.