Sauces/52 recipes

DIY chicken broccoli pockets stuff warm pita with a creamy filling of cooked chicken, broccoli, and shredded carrot in a lemony cream-of-chicken sauce. A fast, 25-minute lunch or weeknight dinner.

Chicken-fried steak with saltine cracker breading and hot pepper sauce egg wash, pan-fried crispy and smothered in a milk cream gravy made from the pan drippings. Pure Texas comfort.

Pizza Marietta on a Boboli shell with Italian sausage, mozzarella, green peppers, and red onion rings. A quick homemade pizza ready in 20 minutes flat.

From McCall's Great American recipe card collection, Our Italian Heritage 5e, a baked meatball lasagna.

Three layers of homemade cocoa brownie stacked with strawberry ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce. This frozen brownie loaf is a make-ahead showstopper that feeds 10 to 12 with zero fuss at serving time.

Pon pon shredded chicken, the classic Sichuan cold dish: poached chicken shredded by mallet or hand, served over bean paste strips with a peanut butter, sesame, and chili oil dressing.

Loose ground beef simmered in a tangy ketchup-chili sauce with mustard and onions, spooned onto soft buns. This old-school Midwestern tavern sandwich is a 25-minute weeknight hero the whole family will devour.

Crispy fried tortilla strips layered with shredded chicken, mozzarella, and a smoky roasted poblano green sauce with cream. Authentic New Mexico-style chicken chilaquiles baked golden.

This marinade sounds like very spicy, but it actually isn't. Because after marinating, you will wipe it away, and all the delicious flavors go into the meat without leaving too much spiciness.

My craving for Korean food has officially come back to life again, and this was the dish I made for dinner yesterday. Instead of using cooked rice that traditional bibimbap does, this time I cooked soba noodles instead. Sauteed a few veggies that I had on hand separately, tossed with the spicy Korean chili sauce and a bit ketchup, and served with homemade kimchi. YUM!

Elegant Italian pasta rolls stuffed with three cheeses, smoked ham, and prosciutto, poached in chicken broth and served over fresh tomato sauce. A masterchef-worthy showpiece.

Chinese egg pancake rolls stuffed with seasoned pork, mushrooms, and scallions, steamed then sliced and drizzled with oyster-plum dipping sauce.

Lamb and pine nut stir-fry done in the microwave with oyster sauce, ginger, bok choy, and toasted pine nuts. A 25-minute Chinese-style dinner for two using a microwave browning dish for hands-off searing.

Broiled porterhouse steak with caramelized Spanish onions and a mushroom-sherry pan sauce. A lighter steakhouse dinner for two with a Weight Watchers-friendly approach.

A succulent and exotic chicken dish made with a delicious peanut sauce that will have you licking your lips in satisfaction.

Tender beef chuck pot roast slow-simmered in a tangy homemade barbecue sauce with ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, and Worcestershire. Fork-tender and packed with smoky-sweet flavor.