Spicy recipes
49 recipes tagged “spicy”.
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Chickpea Chana Masala with Crispy Fried Onions
Chickpeas simmered in a tomato-onion masala cooked until the oil separates, finished with a fistful of deep-fried onion for crunch.
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Crispy Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
Panko-crusted cauliflower florets baked until crisp, then tossed in a butter-hot sauce glaze — the vegetarian stand-in for wing night.
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Smoky Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili
A meatless chili built on roasted sweet potato, mashed black beans, and chipotle in adobo — thick enough to eat with a fork.
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Hot and Sour Soup with Pork and Wood Ear Mushrooms
Black vinegar and white pepper carry this one, thickened with cornstarch and laced with pork, tofu, and wood ear mushrooms.
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Double-Fried Gochujang Chicken Wings
Fried twice for a crust that stays shattering-crisp under a sticky, spicy-sweet gochujang glaze.
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Chili-Lime Skillet Chicken Tacos
Diced chicken thighs seared hard in a chili-lime rub, piled into charred tortillas with a crunchy lime-cabbage slaw.
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Skillet Chicken Fajitas with Charred Peppers
Lime-and-chili marinated chicken thighs seared hard in a cast-iron skillet with peppers and onions until they hit an audible sizzle.
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Grilled Jerk Chicken Thighs
Bone-in thighs rubbed in a blended scotch bonnet-allspice paste, marinated overnight, then grilled skin-down over two-zone heat until charred and cooked through.
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Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
A tomato-free chili built on poached shredded chicken, white beans, and green chiles, thickened with cream cheese instead of a can of crushed tomatoes.
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Mapo Tofu with Ground Pork
Silken tofu simmered in a doubanjiang-and-ground-pork sauce until it turns fire-red, ready in less time than the rice underneath it.
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Crispy Vegetable Samosas with Tamarind Chutney
Hand-folded pastry cones packed with spiced potato and pea, fried low and slow until the shell shatters without a raw streak inside.
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Air Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
Halved jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese and cheddar, wrapped in bacon, and air-fried until the bacon crisps and the peppers blister.
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One-Pot Chicken and Andouille Jambalaya
Rice cooked directly in a dark, Cajun-spiced stock with browned chicken and andouille, shrimp folded in at the very end so it never turns rubbery.
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Beef Birria Tacos with Melted Cheese
Chuck braised in a blended guajillo-ancho broth until it shreds, then folded into cheese-crisped tortillas and dipped in its own broth.
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Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken with Peanuts
Diced chicken thighs seared hard in a screaming wok with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, and peanuts in a sweet-sharp vinegar glaze.
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Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa with Chipotle and Lime
A chuck roast broken down low and slow in chipotle and lime until it shreds with a fork — built for taco night or a week of meal-prep bowls.
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Loaded Beef Nachos with Pickled Jalapeños
Two layers of chips, beef, and melted cheese instead of one tall pile, so every chip actually gets topping.
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Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip
Shredded chicken and cream cheese baked hot with enough Frank's to bite back — the dip that empties fastest at any table with a game on.
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Broiler-Charred Chicken Tikka Masala
Yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under the broiler, then simmered in a spiced tomato-cream sauce until it's absorbed as much as it's given.
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Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup with Avocado and Lime
Shredded chicken in a smoky chipotle-tomato broth, pressure-cooked in minutes and finished with tortilla strips fried crisp instead of the soggy kind you get elsewhere.
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Sheet-Pan Shrimp Fajitas with Lime Crema
Shrimp and peppers roasted hard on one pan, then folded into warm tortillas with a quick lime crema.
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Stovetop Queso with Pickled Jalapeños
Melted cheese, canned tomatoes, and pickled heat — ready before the chips run out.
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Ground Beef Taco Salad with Cumin-Lime Crema
Browned beef and crushed tortilla chips over crisp romaine, pulled together with a tangy cumin-lime crema instead of a bottled dressing.
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Crispy Chicken and Black Bean Burritos
Chili-rubbed chicken thighs, lime rice, and black beans rolled tight and browned seam-down until the tortilla holds its own shape.
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Skillet Steak Quesadillas with Pepper Jack
Seared skirt steak and melted pepper jack folded into a charred flour tortilla, ready before the rice even finishes.
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Crispy Ground Beef Tacos with Pickled Onion
Ground beef browned hard in a dry skillet and spiced, folded into charred tortillas with a fast-pickled onion for crunch.
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Slow Cooker Shredded Salsa Chicken
Chicken breasts braised low and slow in salsa until they shred themselves — dump it in before work, pull it apart for dinner.
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Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings
Baking powder and a wire rack get the skin shatter-crisp with no fryer, then a hot sauce-butter toss right before they hit the table.
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Slow Cooker Ground Beef Chili
Brown the meat, dump in the rest, and let the slow cooker run all day while you don't think about dinner.
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Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Thigh meat marinated in curry and fish sauce, skewered thin, and charred hard over direct heat for dunking.
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Goan-Style Fish Curry with Coconut and Tamarind
A coconut curry sharp with tamarind and hot with green chilies, built around whatever firm white fish looks good that day.
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Michelada
Lager cut with lime and hot sauce over a chili-salt rim — sharper and more bracing than a Bloody Mary, and ready before the ice melts.
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Dan Dan Noodles with Pork and Chili Oil
Wheat noodles buried under sesame broth and crumbled pork, tossed at the table so the noodles never sit long enough to bloat.
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Seafood and Chorizo Paella
A wide pan of saffron rice left alone just long enough to catch a crust on the bottom.
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Shrimp and Grits with Bacon and Scallions
Creamy cheddar grits under shrimp seared in bacon fat, finished with the fond and a squeeze of lemon.
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Jamaican-Style Curried Goat
Bone-in goat marinated in curry powder, seared hard, then given two and a half hours in a spiced braise until it falls from the bone.
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Grapefruit Paloma with Chili-Salt Rim
Tequila, lime, and grapefruit soda over ice, rimmed with chili salt so the first sip turns from hot to bitter to sweet before it's gone.
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Shredded Carrot Salad with Cumin and Harissa
Raw carrots dressed hard in cumin and harissa until they taste like they've been cooked, without ever touching a burner.
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Fermented Hot Sauce with Garlic and Lime
A chili mash left to sour on the counter for a week, then blended smooth — hotter and rounder than anything that comes from a bottle.
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Turkey and Black Bean Chili
A weeknight stew built on ground turkey and two cans of beans, simmered until the sauce clings instead of pools.
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Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
A dark roux built low and slow into a chicken-and-sausage stew, thickened with okra instead of a shortcut.
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Beer-Battered Fish Tacos with Chipotle Crema
Cod fried in a beer batter until it crackles, folded into warm tortillas with slaw and a smoky crema.
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Napa Cabbage Kimchi
Salted cabbage packed with chili paste and left to sour on the counter — a condiment that does more work the longer you leave it alone.
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Cold Sesame Noodles with Cucumber and Chili Oil
Wheat noodles rinsed cold and coated in a peanut-sesame sauce, a starter or side that never goes near a stove after the pot drains.
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Red Curry Chicken with Bell Peppers
A jar of curry paste toasted hard in oil, then simmered with coconut milk and chicken thighs until the sauce clings — faster than delivery and better.
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Coconut Red Lentil Dal with Curry Leaves
Lentils that cook down to nothing on their own, saved by a hot pan of popped spices poured over at the last second.
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Crispy Pan-Fried Tofu with Chili Crisp
Tofu fried hard in a cast-iron pan until the crust shatters, then tossed in chili crisp — a fifteen-minute main that doesn't miss the meat.
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Shakshuka with Peppers and Feta
Eggs poached in a thick, smoky pepper sauce, eaten straight from the pan with bread.
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Braised Chickpeas with Harissa and Yogurt
A vegetarian main that eats like a stew, with none of the standing over the pot.
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