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Use this hot chilli pepper in our recipes from steak burritos to jalapeño cheddar scones and chipotle chicken wraps
Looking for jalapeño recipes? Want the best tomato salsa recipe, spicy dip ideas or jalapeño poppers? Try our dishes below, and then check out our red pepper recipes.
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Jalapeño recipes
Healthy chicken and black bean stew
Pickled jalapeño chilli peppers lift this chicken stew and provide ample heat, softened with soured cream and grated cheese to make a healthy and hearty midweek meal.
Crab tostadas
This recipe from Tacos Padre, a stall at London's Borough Market, features layers of crabmeat and is best garnished with plenty of jalapeños, coriander and fresh lime.
Tomato salsa
Whip up a batch of homemade salsa with jalapeño chillies and chargrilled tomatoes providing wonderfully smoky notes, then serve in big bowls with plenty of tortilla chips for dunking.
Slow-cooker chilli with jalapeño cheddar cornbread
Jalapeño cheddar cornbread makes the perfect accompaniment to this slow-cooker chilli, making it a fail-safe winter warmer.
Steak burritos
These steak and black bean burritos offer plenty of heat from the pickled jalapeños, tempered by creamy layers of avocado and feta.
Beef chilli with jalapeño cheddar scones
Give your rich beef chilli a twist with a side of jalapeño cheddar scones, brilliant for easy entertaining.
Green tomato spicy marg
Make your green tomato consommé ahead of time to streamline the prep this for this tart and piquant cocktail from Saltine restaurant in London.
Best guacamole
Fresh, finely chopped jalapeño chillies are key in this classic guacamole dip. Make your own in just 15 minutes and let everyone dig in.
Honey and sesame halloumi with jalapeño yogurt and tabbouleh
Honeyed halloumi is layered with a punchy jalapeño yogurt to strike a perfect balance of sweet and heat, making it a clever new way to serve your favourite squeaky cheese.
Turkey tacos with pico de gallo salsa and creamy avo sauce
Swap beef for turkey mince in this healthier take on tacos, loaded with pickled jalapeños for extra heat.
Fried chicken wings with instant mash
Max Halley of Max's Sandwich Shop coats chicken wings in instant mash for extra crunch, served with a suitably punchy jalapeño dip which everyone will enjoy.
‘A Thousand Leaves’ chips with jalapeño sauce
Chips but not as you know it: check out chef Scott Hallsworth’s super crispy thin potatoes with a punchy jalapeño sauce for your next dinner party.
Chipotle chicken lunch wrap
Add a kick to your midweek lunch with this healthy chicken wrap, layered with a chipotle paste and pickled jalapeños for a spicy kick.
Jalapeño poppers
Jalapeños give plenty of kick in these cheesy, golden-brown poppers, ready in just over 30 seconds.
Chilli cornbread pie
For a midweek meal with a difference, make a comforting beef pie with a jalapeño chilli kick complete with cornbread topping. Serve with extra jalapeños for added heat.
Yogurt-braised chicken
This lightly spiced yogurt-braised chicken is given an extra kick thanks to a sprinkling of red jalapeño chillies.
Smashed burgers with jalapeño rarebit
The spicy notes of jalapeños work wonderfully with rarebit and nacho cheese in these treat-yourself smashed burgers, perfect for a midweek treat.
Smoky steak with jalapeño cream
Smoky steak meets jalapeño cream in this speedy and easy 10-minute recipe, making it a brilliant date-night dinner for two.
Sloppy joe buns
A showstopping burger filled with flavours: think pickled jalapeños, creamy avocado and chipotle pulled pork stuffed into soft brioche buns.
Sweetcorn and jalapeño scones
Sweetcorn and jalapeño scones make an easy savoury snack which are ready in just 30 minutes, best served slathered in butter.
Low and slow pork belly with jalapeño creamed corn
Low and slow pork belly is paired with jalapeño creamed corn to make a showstopping main that packs in warming, fiery flavours.
Spinach and jalapeño madeleine
Adapted from River Road Recipes, this spinach and jalapeño madeleine recipe makes a special savoury snack which promises plenty of heat.
Salt-baked potatoes with prawns and jalapeño and coriander butter
A comfort food staple gets a Tex Mex update with a spicy jalapeño, coriander and prawn filling, perfect for a cosy night in.
Red lentil soup
This soothing red lentil soup provides plenty of fiery kick thanks to jalapeño chillies and cumin seeds, with the lime adding extra freshness and zing.
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Mezcal, pineapple and jalapeño smash
The addition of jalapeños provides gentle heat in this smoky mezcal cocktail, making a spicy tipple that’s easily made into a jug cocktail for a crowd.
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Janine RatcliffeFood director
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