3,526 pepper recipes

Penne with Provencal eggplant, slow-caramelized sweet peppers, garlic, and fresh basil in a lemony Italian-herb dressing. A meatless pasta bowl built on long, gentle cooking.

Roasted butternut squash makes this delicious lasagna!

Rice and garden vegetable is a pantry-fast bowl: whole grain brown rice stirred into reduced-sodium vegetable soup and warmed through in minutes. An easy, low-effort meal with a kick of cracked pepper.

Fresh fig appetizers two ways: prosciutto-wrapped quarters with lime and black pepper, or fig halves filled with pecan cream cheese. No-cook, elegant cocktail bites.

Southern hog jowls and turnip greens slow-cooked with smoked pork, seasoned with red pepper, and served with poached eggs and cornbread. Down-home soul food.

Grilled tuna steaks marinated in sherry vinegar with just salt and pepper. A three-ingredient recipe for rare-to-well-done tuna with a tangy, caramelized crust.

Sauteed mushrooms in garlic-sherry sauce, a Spanish tapas-style appetizer of mushrooms seared with garlic and chili, splashed with sherry, and finished with lemon and parsley. Quick, garlicky, and vegetarian.

An easy pasta salad that uses the fresh veggies you have on hand and some Italian dressing so you can put it together quickly, we love quick and easy recipes.

Mediterranean monkfish kebabs marinated in olive oil, lemon, garlic, and rosemary, then grilled with bell pepper between meaty cubes of fish. A firm fish that grills like lobster without falling apart.

Cajun chicken sandwiches with smoky chipotle pepper purée: pan-seared seasoned chicken breast piled into a soft bun with mustard or mayo. Easy weeknight heat in 30 minutes.

Homemade red chile oil with dried piquin or cayenne peppers steeped in hot vegetable oil for 12 to 24 hours. Just 2 ingredients. The longer it sits, the spicier it gets.

Mushroom beef patties smothered in a basil cream sauce, topped with melted cheese and onions. Salisbury steak taken up a notch with a hot-pepper kick and fresh mushrooms.

Kale and buckwheat with Brussels sprouts and mushrooms blends nutty whole grain with roasted sprouts, sauteed shiitakes, blanched parsnips, and onions. A hearty plant-based grain bowl packed with fiber.

Crispy cast-iron cornsticks with cracked fennel seeds and black pepper, baked in a sizzling hot mold for crunchy golden edges. Ready in 20 minutes, served piping hot with butter.

Pepper-crusted veal loin chops simmered in a gutsy double tomato sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, red wine, and a kick of Tabasco. Served over pasta with grated Romano.

Old-school Southern pralines made with Mr. Pibb (or Dr. Pepper) cola and toasted pecans. The cola adds caramel-cherry depth to the candy syrup with marshmallows for extra creaminess.