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So, what spicy dish can you make for Cinco de Mayo? You can make any dish with a spicy chile pepper, one with a high rating on the Scoville Units. Using a Jalapeno or Habanero pepper can definitely add some spiciness to any dish. You may consider taking your favorite dish and just add a preferred amount of chile pepper.

Below are some recipes that you may want to try using your new knowledge of chile peppers.

It is a shown fact that eating spicy foods, such as chile peppers, can become addicting. Chile peppers are a common ingredient in salsa; they give salsa their “kick.” Some people enjoy eating a mild salsa, while others cannot find one hot enough. It can be addicting! Chiles have a range of flavor and spice, just as you learn in the Heat Scale lesson. Recipes may call for a very hot pepper, but if you don’t feel that you can ‘handle the heat,’ it is definitely okay to exchange it for a one that does not rate as high on the Heat Scale; you just want to make sure it won’t change the flavor too much. The opposite works, too; if the recipe calls for a mild pepper and you want a spicy dish, you may replace it with a pepper with a higher Heat Scale rating. “A combination of both sweet and hot chili peppers are used in Mexican cooking for full-flavored, spicy chili, and other dishes. For Chinese cooking, tien tsin peppers are most common, and in Indian cooking sanaam and dundicut peppers are used, along with a variety of spices. Since chili peppers are dried vegetables, they will keep best if stored in the refrigerator, especially during the summer. **Penzey's Spices: Chili Peppers**



=Side Dishes using Chile Peppers: Italian Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Anaheim Pepper =

**Ingredients**


 * 2 Anaheim peppers (color does not matter)
 * 1 Italian sausage link (about the size of a hotdog, but thicker)
 * 2 ounces cheddar cheese (add more to your preferred taste)
 * Cooking Directions**


 * 1) Wash peppers.
 * 2) Stem the peppers (cut the stems off) and remove the innards with a knife.
 * 3) Heat a pan to medium heat and fry the Italian sausage. It helps to remove the sausage sheathe or casing. Cook the sausage about 2 minutes, or until sausage is cooked through and crumbled. Allow to completely cool.
 * 4) Stuff each pepper with layers of sausage and cheese. The amount will vary depending on the size of the pepper, so plan accordingly. You don’t want to put too much sausage in and not be able to fill your other pepper. Be sure to stuff the mixture in good and tight with your thumb.
 * 5) Heat a grill to medium heat and grill the total pepper for 15 minutes. It helps to wrap them in tinfoil or aluminum foil so the stuffing doesn’t ooze out. If you grill directly over the heat, watch the skin for blackening, which is fine, but you don’t want it TOO blackened.
 * 6) Remove from heat and serve! It should look similar to the picture below.



=Salsa using Chile Peppers: Spicy White Bean Salad Salsa = **Ingredients**
 * 2 jalapeno peppers, diced
 * 2 cayenne peppers, diced
 * 1 15 ounce can Cannellini beans (or any preferred white beans)
 * 10 ounces tomatoes, diced
 * 1 onion, diced
 * 1 teaspoon sugar
 * 2 teaspoons minced garlic
 * 4 tablespoons olive oil
 * 1 teaspoon lime juice
 * 1 tablespoon white vinegar
 * salt and pepper to taste (heavy on the pepper)
 * fresh parsley, chopped to garnish

**Cooking Directions**
 * 1) Wash peppers.
 * 2) Rinse and drain Cannellini beans and add them to a large bowl.
 * 3) Add tomatoes, onion, jalapeno peppers, cayenne peppers, sugar, garlic, salt and generous amounts of pepper and mix well.
 * 4) In a separate bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar and mix well.
 * 5) Pour this mixture over spicy bean salad and toss to combine.
 * 6) Chill before serving.



= Main Course using Chile Peppers: Baked Mostaccioli with Scallops and Chili Peppers =


 * Ingredients **
 * 2 Serrano Peppers, chopped
 * 2 Jalapeno Peppers, chopped
 * 1 pound Bay Scallops
 * 6-8 Roma tomatoes, chopped
 * 1 large white onion, chopped
 * 2 small potatoes, chopped
 * 1 ounce fresh basil leaves, chopped
 * 2 cups mostaccioli noodles
 * 8-10 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
 * 4 tablespoons olive oil


 * Cooking Directions **
 * 1) Wash peppers.
 * 2) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">In a sauté pan, cook 1 tablespoon olive oil with the onion and potatoes about 5 minutes or until onion is translucent.
 * 3) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Add tomatoes, peppers, basil and 3 tablespoons olive oil.
 * 4) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Reduce heat to low and simmer about 15 minutes.
 * 5) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Meanwhile, boil mostaccioli noodles according to directions (about 10 minutes) and then drain.
 * 6) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
 * 7) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Mix scallops into sauce and simmer about 2 minutes.
 * 8) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Transfer sauce mixture and noodles to a baking dish.
 * 9) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Top with Monterey Jack cheese.
 * 10) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Bake for 30 minutes.
 * 11) <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Serves four!
 * Notes**: Feel free to reduce the amount of onion or increase the tomatoes and as always feel free to add more jalapeno peppers if you like it spicy.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recipes compliments of Chili Pepper Madness.

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