Sauces/28 recipes

Teriyaki chicken marinates broiler-fryer pieces in soy sauce, sake, sugar and fresh grated ginger, then cooks in the microwave for tender, glossy Japanese-style chicken in 20 minutes.

New Mexico green chile sauce made with poblano peppers, jalapeno, onion, garlic, and heavy cream. Rich, spicy, and ready in 20 minutes.

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.

Thai cashew chicken stir fry hits hot with red curry paste, chili paste, and fish sauce, then finishes with roasted cashews and scallions. A 20-minute wok dinner that beats takeout.

Spicy marinated shrimp for a crowd with 10 pounds of shrimp soaked overnight in olive oil, cider vinegar, capers, and hot sauce. A make-ahead party appetizer that serves 20.

Classic Italian basil pesto with pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan, and Romano cheese blended with olive oil. No-cook sauce ready in 20 minutes that freezes beautifully.

Luxurious steak Diane with creamy mushroom sauce and tender pan-seared beef. Restaurant-quality classic ready in 20 minutes for impressive date night dinners.

Easy Asian-style beef stir fry with carrots, celery, water chestnuts, and creamy cheese sauce. A 20-minute retro dinner served over fluffy rice.

Tangy-sweet barbecue beef sandwiches made with ground beef in a homemade ketchup-mustard sauce. Quick stovetop sloppy joes that feed 18 hungry folks.

Quick weeknight pork curry with apples, red peppers, and warming spices in a light cornstarch-thickened sauce ready in 20 minutes served over couscous.

Gary's hot sauce packs 20 jalapenos boiled with garlic, onion, oregano, and cilantro, then blended with crushed tomatoes and Rotel. Seriously spicy homemade salsa.

Smoky chipotle sauce meets tender chicken livers in this quick Mexican classic. Higaditos en chipotle comes together in 20 minutes with just 7 ingredients.

Stuffed celery with provolone cheese, minced ham, butter, and Worcestershire sauce. A 5-minute no-cook appetizer that fills 15 to 20 celery pieces.

Microwave mackerel fillets topped with a cool yogurt-cucumber-dill sauce inspired by gyro tzatziki. A quick, healthy fish dinner ready in 20 minutes.

Low-carb zucchini pizza bites broiled with pizza sauce, black olives, green onions, and melted mozzarella. Ready in 20 minutes with no dough needed.

One-pan chicken teriyaki with potatoes, scallions, and teriyaki sauce. Microwave the potatoes first, then everything cooks in one skillet in under 20 minutes.