Sauce and Marinade Recipes & Ideas

It’ll give your chicken dinner an impressive upgrade.

It comes together in less than five minutes with easy-to-find ingredients.

Homemade nachos, here we come!

It's a French steakhouse staple for a reason.

It is, after all, mostly butter.

It adds a burst of fresh summer flavor to everything it touches.

It produces the dreamiest summer pasta dish.

Grilled chicken just got a whole lot more exciting.

Whatever you’re making, this sauce will make it better.

If you love English muffin pizzas, these are even better!

Slather it onto skewers, spread it onto toast, or toss it into salads.

It's perfect on everything from grilled chicken wings to salmon.

You'll be so happy to have this in your fridge.

This citrus-chile marinade was born out of a need to impress my friends — and spoiler: it worked.

It's the instant flavor-booster you need.

And it comes together in just five minutes.

I guarantee you have all the ingredients on hand.

These old-school meatballs definitely deserve a comeback.

This recipe was inspired by a very traditional Indian dish and my travel experiences. You’ll find a variation of Badanekai Tumbida, or stuffed eggplant, in a lot of Indian households (including mine), mainly from Maharashtra and South India. The stuffing is generally a mix of sautéed onions, garlic, peanuts, and a lot of different spices. You make an x-shaped cut in the rounded end of the eggplant, stuff it, then flash sear the eggplants in a hot pan.

The sweet and spicy spread is perfect for cheese boards.

This pork shoulder ragù is so restorative that this is now the recipe I reach for time and time again when I need to come back to myself.

It seriously tastes good on everything.

Stir-fry it with greens or noodles, make a decadent XO and egg fried rice, or spoon it on top of simply steamed fish

This recipe calls for frenched lamb chops, which are chops with the meat cut away from the end of the rib so part of the bone is exposed. Frenching the chop makes it cleaner, and let’s call it fancier — almost like a lamb lollipop, if you will! Your butcher can do this with the quick swipe of a knife; asking him or her to do this makes fast work of this simple-to-prepare dish. Croute simply means “crust” in French. Fancy.

It’s generally made to accompany pork ribs, but it's also great with grilled sardines, thin strips of beef stir-fry, broiled octopus, and roasted chicken thighs.

It's the secret to a fancy steakhouse-style dinner at home.

It's the only Bolognese worth making.

I can confidently say it's the only Bolognese recipe I'll ever make.

One surprising ingredient really takes things up a notch.

I tried it to find out.

It's the ultimate expression of pure garlic flavor in a light, fluffy spread.

Did Ina unknowingly create the perfect pandemic pantry recipe? Yes, yes she did.

The melted Swiss cheese on top is what sets these enchiladas apart.

Perfect for Sunday meal prep.

An onion and mushroom gravy for everyone at the table.

There's no excuse not to make this tonight.

It's better — and faster — than delivery.

The luscious pulled pork will please even the pickiest of eaters.

This five-ingredient recipe is the fastest, easiest way to make enchilada sauce from scratch.

The versatile South Indian condiment is ready in 15 minutes.

When thin-sliced zucchini stand in for lasagna noodles, the emphasis shifts to the best parts of lasagna: the tomato sauce, the cheese, the veg.

No matter how busy you are.

It's my favorite foolproof way to eat more veggies.

I've been making it almost every week for the past 3 years!

It's actually incredibly easy to make a dairy-free pesto — and it's so darn tasty you'll never miss the cheese.

Can we just call it magic sauce instead?

Homemade caramel sauce is swirled into every bite.

Want to make a better grain bowl this year? The secret’s in the sauce. The answer to a better grain bowl is all about how you’re topping it. And these five quick sauces — made with ingredients you probably have waiting in your pantry — are an easy way to up to kick up the flavor and make those grain bowls pop. The sauce is the final touch to your grain bowl.

From chips and tacos to grilled salmon and chicken.