973 chile recipes

Salsa verde with boiled tomatillos and serrano chile pureed smooth, then mixed with raw onion, cilantro, lemon juice, and olive oil. Bright, tangy, and quick to make.

Italian baked artichokes stuffed with fresh rosemary, sage, and dried red chile, roasted in an olive oil and water bath until tender. Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold.

This is a wonderful and easy dip to make ahead and bring to parties.

Cubed potatoes and cauliflower sizzled with popping black mustard seeds, fenugreek, turmeric, and fresh serrano chiles. A bold, vegan Indian side dish ready in 30 minutes with a bright cilantro-lemon finish.

Tacos de requeson: corn tortillas stuffed with ricotta cheese, fried golden and crisp, then filled with a tangy lime-radish-cilantro salsa. A traditional Mexican street food you can make at home.

Creamy avocado hot sauce blends serrano chiles, garlic, and onion into a fiery, silky Mexican-style salsa. Five minutes, no cooking, pure heat with a smooth finish.

Spice-crusted seared ahi tuna with Chimayo chile, cumin, and fennel rolled into a bold crust and flash-seared rare. A 10-minute restaurant-quality appetizer you can slice paper-thin.

Fresh cilantro salsa with chopped tomatoes, serrano or jalapeno chile, garlic, onion, and red wine vinegar. A no-cook Mexican pico de gallo that doubles as a guacamole base.

Pasta arrabbiata with dried red chilies, six cloves of garlic, and tomato passata in olive oil. A spicy, stripped-down Italian classic with just seven ingredients.

Fresh pico de gallo salsa with serrano chiles, tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro, and red wine vinegar. No cooking required, bold heat from six serranos.

Rotelle pasta in Menonita cheese cream sauce with roasted pasilla chilies, garlic, and cilantro. A Mexican-Italian fusion baked casserole with smoky heat and mellow melted cheese.

Homemade chili powder blend with dried cayenne, pasilla, and red chiles plus cumin, oregano, and garlic. Customize the heat and flavor to blow away any store-bought blend.

Fresh clams steamed open with eight cloves of garlic, olive oil, white wine, chile pepper, and bread crumbs that thicken the broth into a scoopable sauce. Simple, rustic, and loaded with garlic.

Banana-Green Mango Chutney pairs ripe bananas with unripe mango, fresh ginger, serrano chile, and raisins in a tangy sweet-hot sauce. Ready in 30 minutes and keeps refrigerated for 2 weeks.

Grilled chicken breasts glazed with pureed honey, lime juice, garlic, serrano, and chipotle in adobo. A smoky-sweet glaze with real heat that cooks in under 15 minutes on the grill.