Best Red Pepper Recipes

Italian-American hot spot Carbone in New York is one of Jason Goldstein's favorite restaurants. It can be hard to get a reservation to chow down on their popular spicy rigatoni vodka, so he decided to replicate it at home using everyday pantry staples. He uses penne in his version but you can use rigatoni as Carbone does, or any other tube-shaped pasta. Recipe courtesy of Jason Goldstein of Chop Happy.

The chicken will be perfectly tender and the salty sauce will add so much flavor. Courtesy of Seasonal Cravings

For when you want the red pepper flavor, but don't want to go to the trouble of roasting.

A seared, bone-in pork chop with potatoes on a cold night usually hits the spot, especially when the potatoes are liberally seasoned with red chile pepper flakes (serving them with scrambled eggs is my go-to breakfast dish). A little caramelization on the chop, the potatoes get a little sweet and zippy — it's quick, inexpensive, revitalizing and tasty. All good. — Arthur Bovino Click here to see Recipe SWAT Team: Pork Chops

"Feta on pizza is a really smart choice," says Gans. "You only need a little to get a lot of flavor, which results in a huge calorie savings." Then there's a generous serving of veggies, including roasted red peppers and grape tomatoes, which dish up more than 40 percent of your daily dose of vitamin C. And that essential nutrient has been shown to assist with fat burning, according to research at Arizona State University.