Bottom Line: Campbell’s Chunky Spicy Chicken & Sausage Gumbo is thinner than you expect from a gumbo but it is still a hearty soup that brings some heat.
Fall is upon us, and cooler weather is on the way. Okay, maybe not in Texas where we are still in the mid-to-upper 90s as September wraps up, but I am hoping the temperature is going to drop soon. And when those cold winds do start blowing through, a steaming hot bowl of soup is generally...
Bottom Line: The Snyder’s Nashville Hot Pretzel Pieces replicate the flavor of Nashville Hot Chicken while also delivering some heat.
Snyder’s of Hanover is a snack company that has been putting out mostly pretzels since the early 1900s, and they are known for a product that is a notch or two above the competition. Among their popular items are the Pretzel Pieces which are large, dense pretzels that are broken up and seasoned with various...
Bottom Line: The Spicy Chicken Biscuit from Chick-Fil-A delivers an excellent breakfast sandwich with a bit of a kick.
More and more fast food joints have been adding spicy offerings to their breakfast menus and that’s not a bad thing for those of us who like a little bit of heat first thing in the morning. Biscuits have been particularly popular lately with McDonald’s putting out the Cheesy Jalapeno Sausage & Egg Sandwich and...
Bottom Line: The Spicy Shackmeister could be a little higher on the heat, but Shake Shack always delivers an excellent burger.
Shake Shack is a fast-casual restaurant spreading across the country that is acclaimed for its gourmet burgers and shakes (it makes a pretty mean chicken sandwich as well), and it has been known to spice things up from time to time. Last year around this time the chain teamed up with Hot Ones, unveiling several spicy...
This tasty and spicy creamy Sriracha dip can be eaten with chips or veggies, and it can also be used as a condiment in place of mayonnaise, sour cream, or crema.
Ingredients 8 oz Sour Cream (Reduced Fat Is Okay)
8 oz Mayonnaise (Reduced Fat Is Okay)
⅓ to ½ Cup Sriracha Sauce
⅓ Cup Sweet Chili Sauce
1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
1 to 2 Tablespoons Cracked Peppercorns Directions Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl (a whisk works very...
Bottom Line: Flying Goose Original Sriracha Sauce is a little more blunt in its flavors than Huy Fong and does not bring much heat, but it acts as a decent stand-in.
It appears that the Huy Fong Sriracha Sauce may be in the process of returning to shelves. I bought some at the local Asian market and I am hearing that more and more people are starting to find it again. But it is still not widely available and the Chile Garlic Sauce and Sambal...
Bottom Line: The Cheesy Jalapeno Mexican Pizza and Chicken Enchilada Burrito from Taco Bell are very familiar and lacking in heat, but still rather tasty.
Taco Bell has added some new items to its menu. Completely and totally new! Unlike anything they have offered before, these are all new! New, new, new! Yeah . . . well, you know what "new" really means at Taco Bell. They have their “chefs” look at the ingredients they already have in the...
My latest edition of spicy snack roundup starts with a chef-inspired chip that some may find a little bit odd but that is worth a try. Spicy Pineapple Jalapeno Doritos: These chips are part of the Doritos Solid Black initiative which focuses on Black Changemakers and they come from Chris Williams of the Houston restaurant Lucille's. You may not think that pineapple would work well in a salty snack, but if you like chips with pineapple salsa, you...
Bottom Line: The Loaded Nacho Cheeseburger from Wendy’s is an odd combination of ingredients, but it still delivers a tasty burger and it brings some heat.
If you thought that the Chicken Sandwich Wars were pretty brutal these days, you may have forgotten about the constant scramble among fast food chains to get people to come to the drive thru to buy up burgers. Despite the rising prices of beef along with the health and environmental...
Bottom Line: Spicy Sauced & Loaded Potato Wedges from Jack in the Box are pretty messy, but they are also filling and deliver some heat.
Jack in the Box is at it again. Pouring a lot of ingredients atop a batch of fried spuds and spicing those up. But these are not just any potatoes, these are the fan-favorite wedges that have been on Jack’s menu from time to time and that were last seen back in 2021. Regular customers of that chain made...