15 Best Sauce Recipes

The sauce is one of the most important ingredients in our everyday menu, drizzle it on salads, use it as toppings, enjoy it with fritters, and a lot more. Let’s find the best sauce recipes.

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Best Sauce Recipes

1. Homemade Tomato Sauce

Tomato sauce is one of the most flavorful sauce recipes. Though I preferred fresh tomatoes if it’s not available you can go with canned ones too. You require a Dutch oven for this recipe.

To make the sauce thick smash the tomatoes using a potato masher. It takes 15 minutes of prep time and 2 hours and 15 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include plum tomatoes, salt, sugar, basil, olive oil, yellow onions and garlic.

Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 4 days. The recipe freezes well for 3 months.

2. Cranberry Orange Sauce

The homemade sauce is far better than the store-bought version. The sauce is perfect for holidays. You can keep the sauce in a sealed container in the fridge and it will be good for 14 days. You can also freeze them for 2 months.

It requires 10 minutes of prep time. You require a medium saucepan. The ingredients include honey, cinnamon sticks, orange zest, cranberries, orange juice, and water.

3. Tzatziki

It is a rich and creamy sauce perfect for sandwiches and grilled veggies. I love to make it on a hot day. To get the best result use full-fat Greek yogurt. The equipment required are a kitchen towel, lemon juicer and box grater.

The recipe requires 5 minutes of prep time. The equipment needed are a lemon juicer, kitchen towel, and box grater. The ingredients include cucumber, milk Greek yogurt, dill, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and extra virgin olive oil.

4. Marinara Sauce

This is one of the best pasta sauce recipes. The sauce originated in Italy. You require a medium saucepan for this recipe.

It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include crushed tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, dried oregano, yellow onion, garlic, and basil.

5. BBQ Sauce

It is a sweet and tangy sauce recipe. Ketchup is one of the most important ingredients as it gives a silky and smooth texture. Smoked paprika makes the sauce smoky and rich.

The recipe takes 5 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include yellow mustard, ketchup, cumin, brown sugar, smoked paprika and apple cider vinegar.

You can enjoy this sauce with grilled tofu or veggie burger. Keep the sauce in a sealed container in the fridge and it will be good for 2 weeks. It also freezes well for 3 months.

6. Spaghetti Sauce

This flavorful recipe is easy to make. Spaghetti is one of the best dinner recipes for busy weeknights and this sauce works like wonders on the spaghetti. You require a meat chopper and a large pot.

It takes 10 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include ground beef, garlic powder, tomato sauce, black pepper, Italian seasoning, sugar and tomato paste.

Keep the spaghetti sauce in a covered container in the fridge and it will be good for 4 days. It also freezes well for 6 months. You can use this sauce in spaghetti pie or lasagna too.

7. Teriyaki Sauce

This sauce goes well with any meat or fish recipe. You can use teriyaki sauce as a dip or as a marinade. It is one of the best sauce recipes.

It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 6 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include honey, brown sugar, ginger, cornstarch, soy sauce and water. Cornstarch makes the sauce thick.

Keep the sauce in the fridge in a sealed container and it will be good for a week.

8. Cranberry Sauce

The recipe takes 5 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include cranberries, sugar and water.

9. Pesto Sauce

It requires 10 minutes of prep time. The ingredients include basil parmesan cheese, lemon juice, pine nuts and salt.

10. Vodka Sauce

The recipe takes 10 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include garlic, tomato sauce, vodka, basil, and parmesan cheese.

11. Pizza Sauce

It takes 5 minutes of prep time. The ingredients include tomato paste, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, tomato sauce, black pepper and onion powder.

12. Tartar Sauce

The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time. The ingredients include mayonnaise, onion, lemon juice, dill pickles, dill and black pepper.

13. Homemade Alfredo Sauce

It takes 5 minutes of prep time and 5 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include heavy whipping cream, Italian seasoning, butter, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.

14. Ravioli Sauce

It requires 15 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time.

The ingredients include butter, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, cream cheese and ravioli.

15. Alfredo Sauce

It requires 10 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time.

The ingredients include heavy whipping cream, Italian seasoning, Parmesan cheese, butter and garlic.