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Spicy Main Dish Recipes

Bring the heat with these fiery entrées, sure to please spicy food lovers or anyone looking for a break from the bland and the boring.
A bowl of jalapeño popper chili topped with chopped cilantro, sliced jalapeños, and crumbled bacon
This Jalapeño Popper Chili Turns the Classic App Into a One-Pot Meal
35 mins
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
15 Buffalo Chicken Recipes That Go Beyond Just Wings
Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich
The Ultimate Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich Recipe
65 mins
Masala gosht
Masala Gosht Indian Meat Curry
35 mins
Green curry beef
Thai Green Curry With Beef and Eggplant
40 mins
Easy Bangkok-style "Drunken Noodles" Recipe
Easy Bangkok-style 'Drunken Noodles' Recipe
25 mins
mango chicken stir-fry
Easy Mango Chicken Stir-Fry
30 mins
Fried Fish with Sambal Sauce Recipe
Fried Fish With Sambal Sauce Recipe
20 mins
Spicy spaghetti with garlic and olive oil in bowls
Spicy Spaghetti With Garlic and Olive Oil
15 mins
Slow cooked tender chicken
Chicken Stewed in Paprika and Cayenne Pepper Sauce
55 mins
Vietnamese chicken curry recipe
Vietnamese Coconut Chicken Curry
90 mins
Thai Basil Shrimp
Thai Basil Shrimp Stir-Fry Recipe
30 mins
Chicken curry
Kori Ghassi - Chicken Ghassi - Mangalorean Coconut Chicken Curry
25 mins
Spicy tofu and vegetable stir fry
Spicy Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes
A blue ceramic bowl full of chili. The bowl is on top of an orange napkin plus there is a white and blue napkin folded in the corner right by a jalapeño pepper.
Spicy Buffalo Chili: A Twist on a Classic
90 mins
Chicken curry with coconut milk
Chicken Curry in Coconut Milk
60 mins
Indian chicken korma recipe
Badami Murgh Korma (Indian Chicken Korma)
40 mins
Spicy ground beef and bean chili
Spicy Ground Beef and Pinto Bean Chili
2 hrs
A bowl of General Tso's chicken served over rice
Homemade General Tso's Chicken With Red Chili Peppers
35 mins
Orange Chicken
Sichuan Orange Chicken With Red Chiles
35 mins
Texas Chili
Texas-Style Chili With Ground Beef and Pork
30 mins
Thai Baked Fish in Banana Leaf Recipe
Thai Baked Fish in Banana Leaf Recipe
37 mins
Spicy Pulled Pork
Spicy Pulled Pork
8 hrs
White Bowl filled with red curry that includes beef and vegetables such as green beans
Sorpatel (Spicy Goan Pork Curry) Recipe
105 mins
Taco de Cabeza
Slow Cooker Jalapeño Pot Roast
8 hrs
Rogan Josh - Indian Lamb Dish Recipe
Rogan Josh: An Indian Lamb Dish
70 mins
A red pepper risotto
Spicy Risotto With Red Pepper Recipe
35 mins
A bow of Thai panang chicen curry served with rice
Thai Panang Chicken Curry
80 mins
Thai Grilled Whole Fish With Coriander-Chili Sauce
Thai Grilled Whole Fish With Coriander-Chili Sauce
33 mins
Out of this world tom yum chicken
Thai Tom Yum Chicken
80 mins
Spicy tuna steaks
Grilled Spicy Tuna Steaks
25 mins
3 green chile meatloaf recipes
Three Green Chile Meatloaf Recipe
65 mins
Pan fry salmon with tangy thai sauce
Thai-Flavored, Pan-Fried Salmon
25 mins
spicy grilled chicken wings on a plate
Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings Recipe
45 mins
Khatta Meetha Baingan
Khatta Meetha Baingan (Sweet and Sour Eggplant Curry)
40 mins
Thai Basil Chicken Stir-Fry
Thai Basil Chicken Stir-Fry (Gai Pad Grapow) Recipe
25 mins
Thai Red Curry with Chicken Recipe
Thai Red Curry With Chicken Recipe
75 mins
Vegan thai satay with peanut sauce
Vegetarian Thai Satay
33 mins
Thai Jungle Curry From Chiang Mai
Thai Jungle Curry From Chiang Mai
75 mins
Salmon in a red curry sauce
Baked Salmon in Thai Red Curry Sauce
35 mins