Pepper Nutrition: Capsaicin, Metabolism & Cooking Guide

Which hot peppers speed up your metabolism best? Learn the nutritional differences between red and orange bell peppers, how to freeze your harvest without blanching, and techniques for removing hot pepper acid from your hands.

Ways to Cook a Bell Pepper

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Shelley Frost

Bell peppers provide a crunchy, nutritious snack full of vitamin C when served raw, but this vegetable also works well when when grilled, stir-fried, roasted or steamed. You can eat the cooked bell peppers plain, mix them with other ingredients, stuff them or add them to a salsa.