211 basil sauce recipes

Asparagus sauce blends boiled asparagus tops with unsalted butter and infuses heavy cream with the woody ends, creating a silky verdant sauce ideal for pasta, fish, or grilled chicken. San Francisco chef's elegant green sauce.

Bordelaise sauce is the classic French red wine reduction with shallots, bouquet garni, bone marrow, and veal stock. The mother sauce companion to a perfect steak. Restaurant-grade in 30 minutes.

Rich French-style cream sauce with shallots, white wine, oyster juice, and butter. A San Francisco masterchef classic that pairs beautifully with seafood and shellfish.

Red wine sauce for salmon built from salmon bones, cognac, mirepoix, and shallot puree with a double-reduction technique. A restaurant-quality fish sauce with rich, concentrated flavor.

A layered Italian casserole of noodles, sautéed veal, red sauce, eggplant, Parmesan, and bubbly mozzarella. Think veal parm meets lasagna in a cozy dinner for two.

Crispy corn tortilla strips layered with seasoned ground beef, Anaheim chiles, pinto beans, red sauce, and melted cheddar. This Tex-Mex casserole feeds eight and bakes in 30 minutes.

Mexican meatballs in chile sauce made with a three-meat blend of beef, pork, and ground ham, bound with milk-soaked corn tortillas and simmered in red chile sauce.

Mexican meatballs (albondigas) made with three meats, corn tortillas soaked in milk, cumin, and oregano, simmered in red chili sauce and beef broth. A traditional Southwestern appetizer or main dish.

Cajun crawfish tails and smoky tasso sautéed with the holy trinity, mushrooms, and garlic, finished with white wine and butter. Serve over rice or pasta for a quick bayou-worthy supper.

Fish is poached in tomato and basil sauce reduction, light yet tasty.

Easy homemade pesto with fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan, and olive oil blended in minutes. Five ingredients for a vibrant sauce that beats anything jarred.

Delicate flakey poached fish fillets topped with juicy cherry tomato-basil dressing.

Instead of pizza sauce, used basil pesto, and the combination of the toppings worked deliciously well together. Cheddar and parmesan really added tons of yummy cheesiness, which was absolutely delicious with the toppings.

This is the best lassagna I have ever tried, basil-pesto definitely gave the whole lasagna tons of tasty flavor, also used low-fat milk and cheese, reduced the amount of fat, but the sauce was still creamy, asparagus was tender-crispy between the layered creamy stuffed noodles.

Grilled Hawaiian fish draped in a silky basil-coconut curry sauce with lemongrass, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, and homemade red curry paste. Island-meets-Thai fusion, fresh and fragrant.

Pan-seared fish fillets in a Mediterranean sauce of kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and capers. Ready in 25 minutes with trout, sole, or orange roughy. Quick, elegant weeknight dinner.