10 Chili Crisp Recipes for Holiday Entertaining.

Ten chili crisp recipes for the holiday table: appetizers, sides and mains, from deviled eggs to hot honey squash.

Chili Crisp

Spice Witch Chili Crisp mac and cheese in a baking dish

I grew up in a big family, the kind where Thanksgiving meant a house full of cousins, and I loved every minute of it. I also love my aunts dearly, which is why it took me until I was an adult to admit the truth: I thought I just didn't like Thanksgiving food, and it turns out my aunts just didn't know how to cook. (Hi, aunts. I love you. Please keep hosting.)

Once I started cooking for myself, I realized the holiday was never the problem. The food just needed a little heat, a little crunch and something sweet. So here are ten recipes built around a jar of Spice Witch Chili Crisp that would have saved a few of those holidays.

Appetizers

Chili Crisp Deviled Eggs: crunch in the filling and on top.
Chili Crisp Aioli: three minutes, and it goes on everything.
Tortellini Caprese Salad: cold, make-ahead and crowd-friendly.
Avocado Toast with Chili Crisp: an easy brunch-spread filler.

Sides

Chili Crisp Hot Honey Brussels: the one people ask you to bring every year.
Holiday Hot Honey Delicata Squash: orange hot honey glaze, pomegranate and pistachios.
Rosemary Black Garlic Chili Crisp Carrot Fries: air fryer, with a tahini chili crisp dip.
Extra Hot Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds: a snack bowl that disappears.

Mains

Chili Crisp Marry Me Chicken: weeknight dinner, holiday-level flavor.
Chili Crisp Shrimp Bowls: fifteen minutes, minimal prep.

If anyone asks how long it took, you are legally allowed to say all day, and we will never tell. And if the jar is empty by dessert, that is not a flaw in the recipe, it is a flaw in how many jars you bought.