629 meat sauce recipes

Cinnamon-spiced cranberry sauce made with whole cranberries, sugar and a cinnamon stick. Just four pantry ingredients and 20 minutes for a holiday side that beats anything in a can.

Quick wok-tossed beef with bright lemon, crisp snow peas, and mushrooms in a silky ginger sauce. This 30-minute stir-fry beats takeout with fresh citrus zing over rice.

Crisp-tender carrots, zucchini, and mushrooms tossed with chicken in a glossy ginger-soy sauce, spooned over hot rice. A 30-minute stir-fry for two that beats takeout every time.

Whole berry cranberry sauce with fresh orange juice, zest, and just a cup of sugar. Done in 15 minutes from stovetop to bowl. The Thanksgiving classic that beats canned every time.

Homemade Dijon mustard from scratch: dry mustard whisked into a wine-onion-garlic infusion, sweetened with honey and kicked with hot pepper sauce. The sharp, complex condiment that beats anything in a jar.