Skip to content

Type what you have

Cook with

red pepper flakes ×
Creamy Potato and Corn Soup

Creamy Potato and Corn Soup

4.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine potatoes, corn, onion, butter, beef base, salt, red pepper flakes, and black pepper in a saucepan. Pour enough water over the mixture to cover by 2 inches.
  2. 2 Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.

By Cathi

Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup

Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into the pot; cook and stir until browned, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
  3. 3 Stir half-and-half, potatoes, chicken broth, milk, onion, oregano, and pepper flakes into sausage, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
  4. 4 Season with black pepper. Stir in kale; simmer until kale is tender, 10 to 15 more minutes.
  5. 5 Serve and enjoy!

By Dianna Jacobs-Fresh

Easy Southwestern Chicken Soup

Easy Southwestern Chicken Soup

3.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir chicken broth, black beans, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, petite diced tomatoes, chicken, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper together in a large pot; bring to a simmer and cook until hot and flavors combine, about 20 minutes.

By VickiS

Easy African Peanut Soup

Easy African Peanut Soup

4.3

Prep
20 min
Cook
60 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, and garlic until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with their juice, vegetable broth, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Add rice to soup and stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 25 minutes, or until rice is tender.
  3. 3 When rice is cooked, whisk in peanut butter and return to a simmer, and serve. Garnish with chopped roasted peanuts, if desired.

By DRUMNWRITE

Pasta Fazoolander

Pasta Fazoolander

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in tomato paste and anchovy fillet; cook until fragrant and the color deepens, 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. 2 Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in tortellini and beans; cook until tortellini are cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in red pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper. Add spinach; cook and stir until just wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  4. 4 Ladle into bowls and garnish with red pepper flakes and grated Parmesan cheese.

By John Mitzewich

Spicy Cucumber Soup

Spicy Cucumber Soup

4.2

Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until very soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in cucumbers, vegetable broth, milk, soy sauce, curry powder, parsley, pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and sesame oil; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes more.
  2. 2 Fill a blender halfway with hot soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to purée until creamy yet slightly grainy. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup.

By Chelsea

Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

4.6

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and lime zest. Set aside in the refrigerator to allow the flavors to blend.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add sweet potatoes, and chicken stock. Season with cumin, chili flakes and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
  3. 3 Puree the soup using an immersion blender or regular blender. If using a counter top blender, puree in small batches, filling the blender just a bit past half way to avoid spillage. Whisk peanut butter into the soup, and heat through. Stir in lime juice, and salt.
  4. 4 Ladle into warm bowls, and top with a dollop of the reserved sour cream, a few pieces of diced tomato, and a sprinkle of cilantro.

By Sarbek

Authentic Pepper Pot Soup

Authentic Pepper Pot Soup

4.7

Prep
40 min
Cook
160 min
Total
220 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place tripe into a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let sit until tripe has cooled slightly, about 20 minutes. Drain and rinse; cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
  2. 2 Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until browned, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add leeks, bell peppers, parsley, onion, and celery; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in stock, pepper, marjoram, cloves, thyme, pepper flakes, and bay leaf. Add tripe and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until tripe is very tender, about 2 hours. Add potato and carrots; cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
  3. 3 When the soup is almost ready, melt butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and stir until mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir roux into soup and cook, stirring constantly, until soup thickens a bit. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Discard bay leaf.

By MARBALET

Vegan Butternut Squash Soup

Vegan Butternut Squash Soup

5.0

Prep
45 min
Cook
40 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, and ginger. Cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in ½ teaspoon salt, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, coriander, paprika, and chili flakes. Add butternut squash, yam, carrots, and celery. Add enough water to just cover.
  2. 2 Increase heat and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until all vegetables are fork-tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
  3. 3 Fill a blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour back into the saucepan. Repeat with remaining soup. Add maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.

By The Simmering Pot

Albondigas Soup II

Albondigas Soup II

4.6

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix the ground beef, garlic, onion, bread crumbs, egg and 2 teaspoons water. Shape into tiny balls.
  2. 2 Heat the water and dissolve the bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and drop the meatballs in and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Add the chili powder, cumin powder, cumin seed, dried oregano, carrots, green pepper celery and tomatoes with juice. Cut the half head of cabbage into two wedges and add them into the broth. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm with corn tortillas and salsa.

By Beatrice Goldiano

Kale, White Bean, and Farro Stew

Kale, White Bean, and Farro Stew

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
90 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Blend contents of 1 can cannellini beans with its liquid in a blender until puréed. Set aside.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, carrots, Spanish onion, and leek in hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.
  3. 3 Stir farro into vegetable mixture; add water, puréed cannellini beans, drained cannellini beans, tomatoes, vegetable broth, zucchini, tomato paste, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Stir together well and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer until farro is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  4. 4 Stir kale, salt, and pepper into stew. Add more water if needed to keep everything covered in liquid. Continue cooking until kale is bright green and fully tender, about 30 minutes more.

By Nichole Spell

Spicy Mediterranean Chicken with Sausage-Stuffed Cherry Peppers

Spicy Mediterranean Chicken with Sausage-Stuffed Cherry Peppers

4.8

Prep
35 min
Cook
80 min
Total
115 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Place chicken thighs in a large bowl; season with black pepper, cumin, and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
  3. 3 Stuff each cherry pepper generously with Italian sausage. Set aside.
  4. 4 Heat olive oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place chicken thighs, skin-side down, in pan and brown, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken over and brown other side, about 1 minute. Remove chicken from pan.
  5. 5 Cook onion in the Dutch oven with pinch of salt over medium-high heat; cook and stir until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; stir in garlic, herbes de Provence, and crushed red pepper.
  6. 6 Stir in pepperoncini and juices; cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
  7. 7 Place chicken, skin-side up, in a single layer on top of the onions and pepperoncinis in the Dutch oven. Pour stock into the pan until almost covering the chicken.
  8. 8 Sprinkle artichoke hearts, olives, and stuffed cherry peppers over top of chicken.
  9. 9 Return to medium-high heat and bring to a simmer.
  10. 10 Cover and roast in preheated oven until sausage is cooked through and liquid is bubbling, about 1 hour.
  11. 11 Garnish with chopped basil, oregano, and marjoram.

By John Mitzewich

Mediterranean Chicken and Pepper Casserole

Mediterranean Chicken and Pepper Casserole

4.1

Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until flexible but not fully cooked, about 5 minutes. Drain.
  3. 3 Heat oil in a cast iron casserole dish over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add onion, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives, thyme, lemon zest, and pepper flakes. Cook and stir until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in half-cooked pasta, then sprinkle Pecorino Romano and Grana Padano over top.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven casserole is bubbling and cheeses are melted and browned, about 15 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

By Buckwheat Queen

Mediterranean Stew with Navy Beans

Mediterranean Stew with Navy Beans

3.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato and bell pepper; cook until pepper has softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in sage, rosemary, pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Transfer vegetable mixture to a large pot with beans and bay leaf over medium heat. Add enough water to cover. Cook, stirring occasionally and adding more water, a little at a time, if it looks like the beans are getting dry, about 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Sprinkle with chives and serve.

By Alice Waugh

Lamb Meatballs and Sauce

Lamb Meatballs and Sauce

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
60 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; lightly grease with oil.
  2. 2 Combine bread crumbs and milk in a small bowl; soak until bread crumbs absorb milk, about 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Combine bread crumb mixture, lamb, egg, garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, tomato paste, rosemary, cumin, salt, oregano, black pepper, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl.
  4. 4 Form lamb mixture into 2-inch meatballs; place on the prepared baking sheet.
  5. 5 Cook in the preheated oven until slightly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside.
  6. 6 Combine meatballs, tomato sauce, chicken stock, mint, and pepper flakes in a large saucepan over medium heat until meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 45 minutes.

By John Mitzewich

Mediterranean Zucchini and Chickpea Salad

Mediterranean Zucchini and Chickpea Salad

4.9

Prep
25 min
Cook
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix zucchini, chickpeas, tomatoes, red bell pepper, onion, feta, Kalamata olives, olive oil, basil, vinegar, rosemary, capers, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl.

By ChristineM

Firecracker Crackers

Firecracker Crackers

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
550 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk canola oil, crushed red pepper flakes, ranch dressing mix, and chili powder together in a bowl.
  2. 2 Divide crackers evenly into two 1-gallon-sized sealable bags. Pour oil mixture evenly over crackers; seal the bags and flip to allow oil mixture to run over the crackers for 5 minutes; flip again. Repeat the flipping every five minutes to evenly coat the crackers for about 1 hour.
  3. 3 Remove crackers from the bags and spread onto large platters. Allow to sit, 8 hours to overnight before serving.

By DOEYE

Spicy Brussels Sprout Chips

Spicy Brussels Sprout Chips

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place a rack in the top third of the oven. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. 2 Mix together olive oil, Dijon mustard, sea salt, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl to make sauce.
  3. 3 Trim stems of Brussels sprouts to release outermost leaves, about 5 leaves from each sprout. Reserve cores to roast another time. Place leaves in sauce in the bowl, tossing with your fingers until leaves are evenly coated. Spread leaves on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
  4. 4 Roast leaves in the preheated oven until wilted and lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Transfer any crispy leaves to a serving plate; continue roasting, removing crispy leaves every 5 minutes, until all leaves are crispy, about 10 minutes more.

By Matt Wencl

Pasta e Olio

Pasta e Olio

4.3

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large pot with boiling salted water cook spaghetti pasta until al dente. Drain.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, in a large skillet over low heat saute garlic, parsley, and red pepper flakes with olive oil . Cook until garlic turns golden in color, about 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Toss pasta with garlic mixture and butter or margarine. Serve warm.

By MARBALET

Spinach Ziti

Spinach Ziti

4.2

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot filled with salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook until tender but still firm, about 12 minutes.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, in a medium sized non-reactive pan, combine tomatoes and hot pepper flakes. Warm over medium-low heat, breaking up tomatoes if necessary.
  3. 3 Drain pasta and return to hot pan. Add spinach, cream cheese and nutmeg. Cook, stirring, over low heat until spinach wilts, 1-2 minutes. Pour tomato sauce over spinach ziti. Stir and toss gently to mix.

By Sue H.

Pan-Fried Broccoli

Pan-Fried Broccoli

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse thawed broccoli and pat dry.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute. Add broccoli and sauté until it starts to get crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt to serve.

By R TJCS

Kid-Friendly Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Kid-Friendly Grilled Pork Tenderloin

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
60 min
Total
100 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix sugar, garlic powder, salt, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl. Rub mixture over all sides of pork tenderloin. Let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before grilling.
  2. 2 Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.
  3. 3 Place pork on the grill and cook low and slow, turning every 10 minutes, until all sides have been cooked, about 30 minutes. Brush with barbecue sauce and repeat every 10 minutes, for about 30 minutes more. Pork is ready when slightly pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 1 hour total cooking time.
  4. 4 Remove pork from grill and let sit an additional 5 minutes.

By picky_eaters_mom

Simple Arrabbiata Sauce

Simple Arrabbiata Sauce

4.4

Prep
5 min
Cook
40 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine tomatoes, olive oil, and red pepper flakes in a large saucepan. Simmer until sauce is thickened, 30 to 40 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in garlic and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in basil, salt, and pepper.

By Rick Ogg

Honey-Soy Grilled Pork Chops

Honey-Soy Grilled Pork Chops

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
515 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes together in a large bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add pork chops, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
  2. 2 Remove pork chops from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
  3. 3 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  4. 4 Cook the pork chops on the preheated grill until seared and no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

By George P Cooper

Sweet and Spicy Fig Compote

Sweet and Spicy Fig Compote

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat figs, red wine, sugar, honey, red pepper flakes, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until wine is reduced and thickened, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

By hello angie

Slow-Cooked Garlic Confit

Slow-Cooked Garlic Confit

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
90 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. 2 Peel garlic cloves and place into a small 2-cup baking dish or large ramekin. Sprinkle with salt and red pepper flakes. Drizzle with oil, ensuring all cloves are covered. Cover dish with foil.
  3. 3 Bake in the oven until garlic cloves are soft and just starting to brown around the edges, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Do not overcook, as garlic will become bitter.
  4. 4 Transfer garlic cloves to a clean jar. Cover lightly with oil. Seal lid and refrigerate; use within 3 to 5 days.

By France Cevallos