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Peppers recipes

Roasted until the skins blister, or raw and sweet. 333 recipes on the site call for peppers.

Peppers is in 333 recipes from 46 cuisines, among them 194 dinners, 35 appetisers and small plates, 31 healthy dishes and 28 lunches. The cuisines that use it most here are American (106), Chinese (27), Spanish (24) and Mexican (21). Of these, 77 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Hummus Veggie Wrap (10 min), Roasted Red Pepper Hummus (10 min) and Shopska Salad (10 min). For 73, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 252 easy, 77 medium and 4 hard.

As written, 111 are vegetarian, 57 vegan, 136 gluten-free and 186 dairy-free. Another 21 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Peppers recipes — all 333 recipes

Shakshuka
Middle EasternFeatured
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Shakshuka

Eggs poached in a smoky, cumin-scented pepper and tomato sauce, served straight from the pan with bread for…

35 min · Easy
Jollof Rice
NigerianEditor’s Pick
Prep
20m
Cook
70m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Jollof Rice

Rice cooked in a reduced pepper and tomato base until the grains are stained deep orange and a smoky crust forms at…

90–105 min · Easy
Philly Cheesesteak
American
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Philly Cheesesteak

Thinly shaved ribeye, sweated onions and melted cheese crammed into a soft hoagie roll. The debate over Cheez Whiz…

75 min · Easy
Horiatiki Greek Salad
Greek
Prep
15m
Cook
0m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Horiatiki Greek Salad

A real horiatiki has no lettuce in it: just tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, onion, olives and a slab of feta, dressed…

15 min · Easy
Paneer Tikka
IndianFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Paneer Tikka

Cubes of paneer marinated in spiced yoghurt, threaded with peppers and onion, and charred hard under a grill until…

105 min · Easy
Chili con Carne
Mexican
Prep
20m
Cook
181m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Chili con Carne

A long-simmered chilli built on toasted whole spices and a hit of dark chocolate, with the beef cut into cubes…

3.5 hr · Easy
Thai Red Curry
Thai
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Thai Red Curry

Chicken and vegetables in a coconut curry built by cracking the cream, frying the paste in the separated oil, and…

40 min · Easy
Sweet and Sour Pork
Chinese
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Sweet and Sour Pork

Cantonese gu lou yuk with a genuinely crisp coating and a sauce balanced by real pineapple and rice vinegar rather…

65 min · Medium
Pav Bhaji
Indian
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Pav Bhaji

Mumbai's great street dish: a mash of vegetables cooked down on a giant griddle with a distinctive spice blend…

55 min · Easy
Louisiana Jambalaya
American
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Louisiana Jambalaya

Louisiana rice cooked in one pot with the holy trinity, andouille sausage, chicken and prawns. The Creole version…

65 min · Easy
Piri Piri Chicken
PortugueseFeatured
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Piri Piri Chicken

Spatchcocked chicken marinated in a fiery bird's eye chilli, garlic and vinegar sauce, grilled hard and basted…

5 hr · Easy
Provençal Ratatouille
French
Prep
25m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Provençal Ratatouille

The Provençal original, in which each vegetable is cooked separately before they are married — the only way to get…

110 min · Easy
Creamy Tomato Soup
American
Prep
10m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Healthy

Creamy Tomato Soup

Roasting the tomatoes first concentrates them into something far deeper than a stovetop soup, and a splash of cream…

55–65 min · Easy
Breakfast Hash
InternationalFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Breakfast Hash

Potatoes fried until properly crusted, then peppers, onions and whatever else is in the fridge, with eggs cracked in…

45 min · Easy
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
90m
Serves
8
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Dinner

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Everything in gumbo rests on the roux: flour and fat cooked patiently to the colour of milk chocolate, then built…

115 min · Medium
Hungarian Goulash
Hungarian
Prep
20m
Cook
160m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Hungarian Goulash

A true gulyás is a soup, not a stew: beef, onions and a great deal of sweet Hungarian paprika simmered with potatoes…

3.5 hr · Easy
Lomo Saltado
Peruvian
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Lomo Saltado

Peru's great fusion dish: beef stir-fried in a wok with onion, tomato and soy sauce, served with both chips and…

40 min · Easy
Chicken Paprikash
Hungarian
Prep
15m
Cook
65m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Paprikash

Chicken braised in a sauce of onions and a great deal of sweet Hungarian paprika, finished with soured cream and…

80–85 min · Easy
Ropa Vieja
Cuban
Prep
25m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Ropa Vieja

Flank steak simmered until it shreds, then stewed in a sofrito of peppers, onions, olives and cumin until the sauce…

3 hr · Medium
Andalusian Gazpacho
Spanish
Prep
20m
Cook
0m
Serves
4
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Healthy

Andalusian Gazpacho

A cold Andalusian soup of raw tomatoes, cucumber, pepper and bread blitzed with sherry vinegar and olive oil until…

4 hr · Easy
Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl
International
Prep
20m
Cook
30m
Serves
2
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Healthy

Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl

Roasted vegetables, a grain, a pulse and something green in one bowl, held together by a tahini dressing loosened…

50–55 min · Easy
Sloppy Joes
American
Prep
10m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Sloppy Joes

Beef mince cooked down in a sweet-sharp tomato sauce and spooned onto a soft bun, engineered to be eaten with both…

35 min · Easy
Singapore Noodles
Chinese
Prep
20m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Singapore Noodles

Thin rice vermicelli stained yellow with curry powder, tossed with prawns, char siu and egg. Despite the name it is…

32 min · Easy
İskender Kebab
Turkish
Prep
30m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

İskender Kebab

Sliced döner laid over cubes of pide bread, drenched in a light tomato sauce, with browned butter poured over at the…

3 hr · Medium
Japchae
Korean
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Japchae

Chewy sweet potato noodles tossed with individually stir-fried vegetables and a sesame-soy dressing. Naturally…

40 min · Medium
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
Thai
Prep
15m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Fried rice with pineapple, cashews and a curry-scented edge, served in the hollowed shell if you are feeling…

27 min · Easy
Moqueca Baiana
Brazilian
Prep
20m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Moqueca Baiana

Bahian fish stew of coconut milk, tomato, peppers and coriander, cooked in a clay pot and finished with dendê palm…

80 min · Easy
Menemen
Turkish
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
2
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Breakfast

Menemen

Turkish scrambled eggs cooked slowly into a base of peppers and tomatoes until just set — soft, saucy and eaten…

25 min · Easy
Kottu Roti
Sri Lankan
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Kottu Roti

Godamba roti chopped on a hot griddle with vegetables, egg and curry, in a rhythm of metal blades that you can hear…

45 min · Medium
Twice-Cooked Pork
Chinese
Prep
20m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Twice-Cooked Pork

Sichuan's huiguorou: pork belly simmered whole, cooled, sliced paper-thin and returned to a searing wok with…

3 hr+ · Medium
Ackee and Saltfish
Jamaican
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Ackee and Saltfish

Jamaica's national dish: ackee, a fruit whose cooked flesh looks and behaves remarkably like scrambled egg, sautéed…

12.5–24.5 hr+ · Easy
Lahmacun
Turkish
Prep
40m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Baking

Lahmacun

Paper-thin Turkish flatbread spread with spiced minced lamb and baked in a fierce oven for four minutes. Rolled up…

2.5–3 hr · Medium
Pancit Canton
Filipino
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Pancit Canton

Wheat noodles tossed with pork, prawns, chicken and vegetables in a soy and oyster sauce broth the noodles absorb as…

45 min · Easy
Fattoush Salad
Middle Eastern
Prep
20m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Fattoush Salad

The Levantine bread salad: crisp fried pita, cucumber, tomato, radish and herbs, dressed with sumac and pomegranate…

30 min · Easy
Merguez Shakshuka
Tunisian
Prep
15m
Cook
50m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Merguez Shakshuka

Merguez browned first, then eggs poached in a tomato and pepper sauce built on harissa and caraway. Hotter and…

65–70 min · Easy
Turkish Pide
Turkish
Prep
40m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Baking

Turkish Pide

Boat-shaped flatbreads with the edges rolled and pinched around a filling of spiced lamb or cheese and egg, baked…

2.5 hr · Medium
Raclette
Swiss
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Raclette

A half wheel of cheese melted under heat and scraped onto plates of boiled potatoes, pickles and cured meats, one…

35 min · Easy
Imam Bayildi
Turkish
Prep
25m
Cook
95m
Serves
4
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Healthy

Imam Bayildi

Aubergines split and stuffed with onion, garlic and tomato, then braised in a great deal of olive oil and served at…

3 hr+ · Easy
Israeli Couscous Salad
Israeli
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Israeli Couscous Salad

Toasted pearl couscous with roast vegetables, herbs, lemon and a handful of toasted almonds. Good hot, better at…

40 min+ · Easy
Arroz de Marisco
Portuguese
Prep
25m
Cook
50m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Arroz de Marisco

Portuguese seafood rice, wetter than a paella and served in the pot, built on a tomato and coriander refogado with…

75–80 min · Medium
Moin Moin
Nigerian
Prep
30m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Lunch

Moin Moin

Peeled black-eyed beans blended with peppers and onion, seasoned and steamed in leaves or tins until it sets into a…

3.5 hr · Medium
Chakalaka
South African
Prep
10m
Cook
18m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Chakalaka

A South African relish of onions, peppers, carrot and beans cooked hard with curry powder and chilli — served with…

28 min · Easy
Salade Méchouia
Tunisian
Prep
20m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Side dish

Salade Méchouia

Tunisian grilled salad: peppers, tomatoes, onion and garlic charred over flame, peeled and chopped rough with…

45 min · Medium
Kısır
Turkish
Prep
25m
Cook
3m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Kısır

Turkish fine bulgur salad worked through with pepper paste, pomegranate molasses and a great deal of parsley, eaten…

48 min · Easy
Chicken Quesadilla
Mexican
Prep
15m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Quick Meals

Chicken Quesadilla

A properly built quesadilla: cheese against the tortilla on both sides so it welds shut, filling in a thin layer…

27 min · Easy
Vegetable Frittata
Italian
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Breakfast

Vegetable Frittata

Eggs started on the hob and finished under a grill, with the vegetables cooked properly first so they do not water…

40 min · Easy
Migas Extremeñas
Spanish
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Migas Extremeñas

Stale bread torn small, dampened, and fried slowly in garlic oil with chorizo and peppers until every piece is crisp…

3 hr · Easy
Pabellón Criollo
Venezuelan
Prep
30m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Pabellón Criollo

Venezuela's national plate: shredded beef, black beans, white rice and fried sweet plantain, served side by side and…

3 hr · Medium

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