Other ingredients, like the onion, garlic and cream in this roasted red pepper soup recipe, merely play a supporting role.

A homemade ham broth, white beans, Pecorino cheese, and black pepper simmer together to make this creamy cacio e pepe ham and white bean soup.

Creamy pumpkins or squash (or sweet potato) accompany the bewitchingly comforting West African pepper soup spices. The soup is dressed with crumbed sweet plantain chips and toasted pumpkin seeds ...

There's a new Campbell's soup made with ghost pepper and it's so hot, would-be taste-testers have to sign a waiver. (Photo: Campbell's; illustrated by Maayan Pearl) ...