Sauces/40 recipes

Linguine in a mushroom garlic cream sauce with rosemary, black pepper, and melted Bel Paese cheese. A rich one-skillet pasta ready in 40 minutes.

Seared scallops tossed with spaghetti in a quick goat cheese sauce with fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and red pepper flakes. A restaurant-quality pasta in under 40 minutes.

Louisiana-style deviled crab baked in individual shells with a creamy white sauce, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and buttery breadcrumb topping. A Creole classic ready in 40 minutes.

Flank steak stir-fried with hoisin sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger, served over blanched snow peas and broccoli. A quick Chinese beef stir-fry that's on the table in 40 minutes.

Italian chicken pastry bites with crescent roll dough wrapped around garlic chicken, spaghetti sauce, and mozzarella. Golden, flaky, and ready in 40 minutes.

Lemon-pepper chicken stir-fry with bell peppers, onions, and capers in a bright lemon-pan sauce. Served over angel-hair pasta for a 40-minute weeknight main.

Hot fudge cake that bakes its own chocolate sauce underneath. A cocoa batter with a sugar-cocoa-water mixture poured on top creates a self-saucing pudding cake in 40 minutes.

Easy wonton soup shortcut: ground pork, chicken broth, ginger, soy sauce, mushrooms, and wonton wrappers cut into strips instead of folded. Ready in 40 minutes.

Classic Italian spaghetti with fresh ripe tomatoes, basil, olive oil, and Parmesan. Simple, authentic pomodoro sauce made from scratch in 40 minutes flat.

Italian sausage fettuccine with hot Italian sausage, onions, and a silky bechamel cream sauce. A weeknight spicy-creamy pasta that's ready in 40 minutes.

Stir-fried chicken with soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and snow peas tossed over rice vermicelli. A fast Chinese-inspired weeknight dinner loaded with seven bold flavors in 40 minutes.

Crispy tortilla strips layered with shrimp, bay scallops, smoky chipotle cream sauce, and bacon in a baked seafood chilaquiles casserole. Feeds six in 40 minutes flat.

Chunky marinara sauce loaded with zucchini, mushrooms, celery, and red onion sauteed in balsamic vinegar. A no-oil vegetable-packed pasta sauce simmered in 40 minutes.

Thai panang curry meatballs simmered in coconut milk with red curry paste, peanut butter, and fish sauce, topped with fresh basil. A rich, nutty curry ready in 40 minutes.

Grilled mahi mahi with a spicy Asian pear salsa of plum sauce, serrano chili, cilantro, and honey. A Pacific Rim fish dinner in 40 minutes.

Oyster and mushroom pie baked in a creamy half-and-half sauce thickened with the oyster liquor, finished with a buttery bread crumb topping. A New England-style crustless seafood pie ready in 40 minutes.