# What foods can/should you add Jalapeño slices to **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 28, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042 "2021-11-28T02:30:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/1 "2021-11-28T02:30:13Z")
I wanted to make cornbread with Jalapeño slices and shredded cheese added to the recipe. it came out good, but now I have a mostly full jar of Sliced jalapeños and it’s my understanding that they go bad in a month or two after opening. I can add them as hot dog toppings or nacho toppings, I can make more cornbread, but what are some other easy ways to use them up? ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/2 "2021-11-28T02:33:56Z")
They can give you the heat in any pasta sauce, stew or casserole instead of chili flakes or paste. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/3 "2021-11-28T02:34:37Z")
I put them in egg dishes. Also in fajitas and quesadillas. We buy a big jar of pickled jalapenos and they don’t go bad. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/4 "2021-11-28T02:34:39Z")
Tacos, scrambled eggs, quesadillas, hamburgers, baked potatoes, salads, home frys, and left over turkey sandwich. Just a couple off the top of my head. We go through a jar or two per month. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/5 "2021-11-28T02:36:44Z")
Chopped up in tuna salad. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/6 "2021-11-28T02:48:04Z")
I’m assuming store-bought pickled jalapenos, rather than in water or a home pickled variety of course. As a long time southern NM resident, I don’t consider them hot, so I’m normally looking at either the color, the crunch, or the acidic bite when it comes to a pickled jalapeno. So, pretty much, anything I’d use a pickle or a pickle brine in. Pulled pork (both during cooking, brining the pork, AND topping), faux Chick-fil-A chicken breasts (brine for the brining, jalapanos for topping), as a side when making Nashville style fried chicken, or flat out fried slices such as fried pickles. Rarely, I use them as the base of an appetizer - Triscuit, small piece of smoked cheddar, jalapeno slice on top. Smokey, sour, salty all in one bite. But again, I spent 12 years living in southern NM as a child, so I’m more likely to use fresh jalapenos for most things, and if needing to store excess from the garden, I generally make salsa and freeze it. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/7 "2021-11-28T02:52:03Z")
Fish tacos. Mix mayo with a little of the brine to dress the tacos, too. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/8 "2021-11-28T06:05:59Z")
I’d put them in burritos, quesadillas, or tacos. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/9 "2021-11-28T06:10:42Z")
Frejoles ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/10 "2021-11-28T07:11:31Z")
I puree my jalapeños and add them to mac & cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/11 "2021-11-28T10:31:23Z")
Cream cheese/neufchatel. Salsa. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/12 "2021-11-28T13:13:18Z")
Is there anything they _don’t_ go well with? My bias is showing. I used to have a Mexican girlfriend, and no meal was complete without them. Like ketchup on American tables. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/13 "2021-11-28T13:25:49Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Is there anything they _don’t_ go well with? Agree. Pizza hasn’t been mentioned. Peperoni, onion, green olive and halapeno is my go to za. Also, on a Hawaiian pizza. Called a volcano at one place I go to. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/14 "2021-11-28T15:06:17Z")
I was going to put them in my Jambalaya, but I’m taking it to a dinner where the host is one of those people who thinks that an unsalted boiled potato is almost too spicy. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/15 "2021-11-29T05:14:02Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > > [@Musicat](#): > > > > Is there anything they _don’t_ go well with? > > Agree. > > Pizza hasn’t been mentioned. Peperoni, onion, green olive and halapeno is my go to za. > Also, on a Hawaiian pizza. Called a volcano at one place I go to. Do you add them before or after baking the pizza? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/16 "2021-11-29T06:17:27Z")
Before or after? I guess you could do it either way, but I add them before, so they get embedded in the cheese like most other toppings. You might chop or dice them first if your mouth can’t handle a bigger dose at once. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/17 "2021-11-29T06:28:32Z")
Pho restaurants include jalapeno slices in the add-ins (along with bean sprouts, onions etc.) - though those are typically fresh, I suspect pickled slices would be good as well. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/18 "2021-11-29T13:18:22Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Do you add them before or after baking the pizza? Generally before. If I’m doing a frozen pizza, I’ll get a peperoni, add onions and jalapenos and maybe olives to it and then pop it in the oven. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/19 "2021-11-29T13:40:05Z")
they get chucked in allsorts in our house. I do like them chopped up in salads. As for going off, I’ve never had a problem. If they are in the fridge and covered with the brine they never seem to go off. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042/20 "2021-11-29T14:10:48Z")
I can’t believe it took so long for the pizza suggestion! I agree with all of the suggestions above, and here’s one more: Chop them up and sprinkle them on your [pig candy](https://www.seriouseats.com/pig-candy-candied-bacon-grilling). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042.md?page=2)