215 sauces gravy recipes

Thick homemade pizza sauce with sauteed onion, garlic, and oregano in tomato paste and tomato sauce. Simmers in 10 minutes and freezes beautifully for pizza night anytime.

Grilled lamb kofta seasoned with cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, and allspice, served with a creamy tahini yogurt sauce. Spiced Middle Eastern skewered lamb kebabs ready in 30 minutes.

Spicy coconut peanut sauce with garlic, lime, and chili peppers ready in just 15 minutes. Drizzle over grilled chicken, fish, or lamb, or use as a bold vegetable dip for your next party spread.

Onions slow-braised in butter for an hour until deeply caramelized, finished with Madeira wine, and tossed with pasta and Parmesan. Five ingredients, one knockout sauce.

Prefer chicken instead? Well, let's do Chicken Habanero

Korean-style meat sauce for vegetables made with beef, sesame oil, soy sauce, and garlic. A savory make-ahead condiment that stores well and adds depth to any cooked vegetable.

Heath bar brownie sundaes stack fudgy chocolate brownies studded with Heath pieces, toffee-ice-cream, and homemade amber caramel sauce. A full-project dessert worth every dirty bowl.

Quick beef spaghetti sauce with ground beef, garlic, green pepper, basil and oregano. Weeknight meat sauce ready in under 30 minutes.

Hot fudge pudding cake that bakes its own chocolate sauce underneath. A vintage one-pan dessert where cocoa batter and a sugar-cocoa sauce magically separate in the oven.

Quick Rotel salsa made with canned Rotel tomatoes and chiles, fresh tomato, scallions, garlic, and lime juice. No cooking required. Mix and serve with chips, on salads, or over Southwestern dishes.

Old-school Italian tomato sauce simmered with onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and basil, then strained smooth through a food mill. The Sunday-gravy base every cook should know.

Classic southern Italian marinara sauce with fresh Roma tomatoes, garlic browned in extra-virgin olive oil, and basil stirred in at the end. Just 6 ingredients, freezer-friendly.

Ricotta and pignoli sauce tosses fresh ricotta, toasted pine nuts, mint and basil with rotelle pasta in a quick tomato saute. A creamy Sicilian-inspired meatless pasta dinner.

Basic Italian tomato sauce with peeled plum tomatoes, garlic, basil, a splash of red wine, and a knob of butter for a silky, restaurant-style red sauce in 40 minutes.

A fiery Cajun shrimp sauce piquant loaded with three types of pepper, jalapenos, the holy trinity, and tomatoes simmered in seafood stock. Spooned over rice, this Louisiana classic brings serious heat and soul.

A simple and delicious recipe that can be served with pasta, polenta or as a soup!