1. A spicy meatball-and-gnocchi soup that's hearty and comforting and packs a punch with red pepper flakes and cayenne!
Will Cook For Smiles
A tomato-based spicy soup with cheese on top? Yes, please. For extra heat, add more cayenne/red pepper flakes till you cry.
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2. A veg xacuti dish for anyone who adores spicy, coconut-based curries (me). You can follow this recipe as is or add in veggies of your choice!
Veg Recipes of India
You'll be eating up to seven chiles in this dish, plus added heat from tons of fresh ginger and garlic 🤤.
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3. A Nashville-style hot chicken recipe that is truly everything fried chicken should be: You've got your vinegar, a little bit of brown sugar, buttermilk, paprika, and 6 tablespoons of cayenne pepper 👀.
Bon Appétit
If you've never tried Nashville-style hot chicken before, believe me, now is the time. I made this recipe with 8 tablespoons of cayenne and lived to tell the tale — it was delish!
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4. A sriracha-grilled tofu recipe out to prove that tofu can be spicy enough to make you weep. This flavorful marinade boasts a 3/4 cup of sriracha 🔥 — that's a serious amount of spice.
Bon Appétit
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5. A pork taco in red chile sauce recipe that'll knock the socks off your dinner party guests! There are seven chiles in the red sauce 🌶.
Spicie Foodie / Via Nancy Lopez-mchu
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6. A crispy, vegan kung pao cauliflower dinner for anyone who loves their veggies but needs them spicy!
Vegan Richa
I would eat the heck out of this.
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7. A drool-worthy jalapeño popper grilled cheese so you can keep your mouth and your eyes watering through dinner.
Smells Like Home
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8. And a spicy melting-potato recipe to serve with that grilled cheese for an extra-delish meal 😊.
Spicy Southern Kitchen
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9. A hearty five-alarm chili recipe you'll want to make all the time — if you can stand the heat from five different sources: jalapeños, chipotle in adobo, chili powder, cayenne, and ancho peppers.
Spicy Southern Kitchen
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10. A spicy, slow-cooked barbecue rib recipe you can whip up when you're in need of a spicy din that basically cooks itself!
Tasty
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11. A South Indian chili chicken dish you and the whole family won't be able to get enough of. The soy sauce marinade makes the chicken super tender and juicy, and your taste buds will get bursts of hot green chiles as you chow down!
Kitchn
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12. A spicy potato-stuffed bell pepper dinner that I would honestly gobble up right now! This dish is vegan and a real crowd-pleaser.
Cook With Manali
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13. A spicy chicken-and-spinach enchilada dish you'll find so scrumptious, it just might become a weeknight dinner staple in your home.
Bev Cooks
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14. A jalapeño-lime deviled egg recipe I absolutely need to try, as does anyone with a passion for spice and deviled eggs!
The Kitchen Is My Playground
IDK about you, but I love deviled eggs so much that I have eaten deviled eggs and only deviled eggs for dinner many times and will continue to do so!
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15. A slow-cooker chicken wings recipe so you can enjoy tender, spicy wings the easy way.
40 Aprons
My mouth is watering just thinking about these 🤤.
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16. And a spicy cranberry chicken wing for anyone who loves a good, spicy wing but wants to try something other than a Buffalo sauce!
The Bewitchin' Kitchen
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17. An easy Szechuan beef dish filled with peppercorns and Szechuan chile peppers that'll be ready to eat in just 20 minutes.
A Spicy Perspective
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18. And a one-pot creamy Cajun chicken recipe that's creamy, smoky, and of course spicy — aka everything a memorable dinner should be!
Budget Bytes
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Live footage of me taste-testing the hot peppers I'm about to cook dinner with:
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