Seasonal Chiles to Spice Up Summer | Sprouts Farmers Market

What better way to spice up your regular meals than with a flavor kick from a red hot chile pepper? At Sprouts, you can explore a range of heat-packed peppers from a mild and sweet Shishito to the extra hot Carolina Reaper. Are you up for the challenge?

Let’s find your perfect pepper match!

Shishito Pepper

Heat level: Scoville Heat Units: 50–200

Use: With a fresh, citrus-like flavor, this pepper makes a great appetizer when lightly grilled to bring out its sweeter side.

Anaheim Chile

Heat level: Scoville Heat Units: 500–2,500

Use: Also known as Hatch Chiles, this mild pepper has a sweet, tangy and smokey flavor. It's ideal for roasting or adding to a recipe in place of bell pepper for extra spice.

Jalapeño Pepper

Heat level: Scoville Heat Units: 5,000

Use: These medium-sized peppers are great for roasting, broiling and even baking to add a little spice to a sweeter dish, like cornbread!

Poblano Pepper

Heat level: Scoville Heat Units: 250–3,999

Use: This dried pepper is mostly used in sauces or ground into seasonings to add an earthy, smokey flavor to your dish with a little spice.

Serrano Pepper

Heat level: Scoville Heat Units: 10,000–23,000

Use: Best when roasted, these chile peppers add next-level heat to salsas, chili’s, soups or homemade hot sauces.

Habanero Pepper

Heat level: Scoville Heat Units: 100,000–350,000

Use: This super fiery pepper has floral and fruity notes, but don’t let that fool you. These are very hot—remove the inner white stem to reduce its kick.