1,840 butter sauce recipes

Breaded pork tenderloin medallions pan-fried in butter and olive oil, then topped with a white wine mushroom sauce finished with lemon juice. Classic bistro technique, weeknight timing.

Classic Italian bechamel sauce (Salsa di Balsamella) made with butter, flour, and warm milk, seasoned with nutmeg and cayenne. A smooth, creamy base for lasagna, pasta bakes, and gratins.

The Ark's chicken Marsala: pan-seared chicken breast with garlic and button mushrooms in a Burgundy and demi-glace sauce, finished with butter for restaurant gloss.

Quickie beef stroganoff with tender chuck steak strips, earthy mushrooms, and tangy sour cream sauce over buttered noodles in under an hour.

Traditional Moroccan chicken slow-simmered with saffron, smen (aged butter), and preserved lemon. The braising liquid becomes a silky, intensely flavored sauce.

Maine lobster casserole in a creamy mustard white sauce with torn bread pieces, topped with buttered breadcrumbs. A classic New England baked lobster dish that lets the lobster shine.

Linguine with creamy green tomato sauce: an end-of-season use for unripe garden tomatoes, pureed and simmered with cream and butter, topped with sun-dried tomato and cracked peppercorn.

Penne alla vodka tosses tubular pasta with a quick sauce of butter, vodka, hot pepper, puréed plum tomatoes, cream, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. A 20-minute Italian-American classic.

Flank steak seared hot and finished with a pan sauce of red wine, garlic, scallions, and mounted butter. Classic steakhouse technique in about 30 minutes at home.

Veal scaloppine pounded thin, pan-seared in butter and olive oil, then finished with a lemon, caper, garlic, and parsley pan sauce. Classic Italian technique, ready in 30 minutes.

Pork piccata with Parmesan-crusted tenderloin medallions pan-fried in garlic butter, served with a creamy caper and lemon sauce. A quick Italian-style weeknight dinner.

Hearty broccoli ham hot dish layered with rice, homemade white sauce, and buttered breadcrumbs. A Midwestern casserole classic that uses up leftover ham.

Quick 15-minute apple raisin sauce with applesauce, apple butter, and maple syrup for a naturally sweet topping over pancakes, pork, or oatmeal.

Creamy walnut sauce with garlic, Parmesan, butter and olive oil tossed with egg tagliarini. A rustic Italian pasta ready in 30 minutes flat.

Rich homemade chocolate sauce with bittersweet chocolate, butter, and evaporated milk, simmered until thick and glossy. Makes 3 cups of pourable, spoonable heaven.

Crab and mushroom stuffing for flounder with scallions, bread crumbs, lemon juice, and butter. Baked at high heat and served with Mornay sauce.