150 saucet recipes

Cajun barbecue sauce with bacon, pecans, honey, and citrus blended smooth. A spicy-sweet sauce with three peppers, orange rind, and Tabasco for chicken, pork, or ribs.

Cajun-style barbecue sauce simmered low with onions, sweet red bell peppers, white wine, honey, and a hint of dried mint. A from-scratch sauce with serious depth and Louisiana character.

Grilled summer vegetables are served on top of spaghetti that is tossed with tomato sauce. A refreshing and tasty summer dish!

Steamed vegetable curry over brown rice with a quick ginger-lime sauce. A 30-minute vegan main with bright, crisp vegetables and an aromatic Indian-spiced finish.

Quick and easy turkey chili with kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, bell peppers and Worcestershire sauce. A lighter, leaner chili that's ready in one hour from start to bowl.

Vegan hummus made with chickpeas, fresh cilantro, lemon, and a kick of hot sauce. A 4-ingredient, no-tahini blender hummus ready in 10 minutes for crackers, sandwiches, and veggie dippers.

Avocado tacos pile creamy mashed avocado seasoned with onion and garlic onto warm corn tortillas, finished with fresh cilantro and a hit of jalapeno hot sauce. A fast, fiber-rich vegan taco in about 20 minutes.

Made this pasta with veggies for supper yesterday, and I was impressed. I wan't sure that if there would be enough flavor, and it actually came out quite tasty. I did add a bit hot chili sauce. A quick, easy and yummy one-pot meal.

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Barbecue Sauce: a smoky, sweet-tangy Cajun sauce built on bacon, pecans, honey, and citrus rinds. Pureed silky for chicken, pork, or ribs. Makes 5 cups.

Vegetarian lentil hazelnut loaf with romano cheese and basil, topped with a fresh red pepper tomato sauce. A satisfying meatless main with serious flavor depth.

Steamed cranberry pudding with molasses and a warm vanilla butter sauce. A dense, tart-sweet holiday dessert with jewel-red cranberry halves throughout, steamed for 90 minutes in a mold.

Fried barley stir-fried with scallions, celery, carrots, and daikon radish finished with soy sauce. A hearty, nutty twist on fried rice using pearl barley.

Glazed beets with pineapple tidbits in a sweet brown sugar and lemon butter sauce. A quick 15-minute side dish using canned beets and pineapple.

Sausage skillet supper with bulk pork sausage, kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, and long grain rice simmered in picante sauce. A one-pan weeknight dinner with just six ingredients.

Lamb loin en croute with roasted red peppers, feta, and spinach wrapped in golden puff pastry. Finished with a rich balsamic shallot butter sauce - a restaurant-worthy dinner party centerpiece.

Fettuccine with peas, ham, and mushrooms in a Parmesan cream sauce. A rich, one-skillet pasta dinner with browned mushrooms and sweet pops of green peas in every forkful.