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Sauces & Dips Recipes

Browse 14 sauces & dips recipes with photos, prep and cook times, full ingredient lists, and step-by-step instructions.

Snacks & Appetizers

Hissy Fit Dip with Sausage and Velveeta

Prepare Hissy Fit Dip in advance for when feeding a crowd, then heat it close to serving time and place the dippers out last. This 12-serving skillet dip begins with browned sausage under a creamy cheese base, while sour cream provides tang to the filling (it maintains its structure on a chip).

35 minOct 20, 2026

Dinner

White Garlic Pizza Sauce with Parmesan and Black Pepper

Prepare this white garlic pizza sauce ahead of time for pizza night. Allow it to cool a bit before topping the pizza with cheese and other raw ingredients to avoid making the sauce too wet from contact with the cheese. Makes 8 servings. Each serving includes garlic and coarse pepper (see photo).

25 minOct 19, 2026

Sauces & Dips

Chimichurri Sauce: Fresh Parsley, Garlic, and Tangy Vinegar

Shaking olive oil and vinegar with minced parsley ensures an even distribution of parsley and other herbs and garlic in the chimichurri sauce. Shaking the parsley and olive oil and vinegar makes it easier to serve chimichurri sauce. This five-minute chimichurri recipe from Argentina and Uruguay produces a fresh, herby, tangy sauce with a bit of crushed red pepper flavor.

5 minOct 19, 2026

Dinner

Authentic Italian Gravy: Sunday Sausage Meat Sauce

Use 28 ounces of canned crushed San Marzano tomatoes for the Italian gravy. The cooked gravy will have a reddish color. I like to fry Italian-style sausage by cutting up whole sausage links into big chunks and adding a Parmesan cheese rind to the cooked tomatoes for extra flavor.

150 minOct 15, 2026

Sauces & Dips

Garlic Sauce for Pizza with Parmesan and Fresh Garlic

Uncooked, hard fresh garlic cloves give the milk and butter-based pizza sauce a garlicky taste. I make this sauce as an alternative to classic pizza sauce. Parmesan cheese and oregano provide additional savory and creamy flavors to the pizza sauce.

15 minOct 14, 2026

Snacks & Appetizers

Healthy Tzatziki Sauce with Crisp Cucumber and Fresh Dill

Trimming and draining diced cucumber helps reduce excess liquid in the tzatziki to prevent it from thinning the Greek yogurt. This 10-minute recipe yields a chilled, thick tzatziki dip garnished with lemon juice, minced garlic and dill, and small pieces of cucumber.

10 minOct 11, 2026

Dinner

Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce: 20-Minute Pasta Sauce

Make this sauce ahead of time to serve with pasta. Stir in basil just before serving. Some of the characteristics of this sauce are helpful for meal planning. Sun-dried tomatoes provide a tangy flavor contrast to the cream and Parmesan cheeses in the sauce (I like small bits of tomato in the sauce). This recipe yields enough sauce for 1 pound of cooked pasta.

20 minOct 9, 2026

Snacks & Appetizers

Cranberry Strawberry Christmas Jam: Bright No-Pectin Holiday Spread

Make a small batch of refrigerator jam to serve with holiday foods and desserts. Store the jam in a jar until serving. This cranberry and strawberry jam contains chunks of fruit.

25 minOct 9, 2026

Side Dishes

Homemade Brown Gravy: Rich Roux-Based Sauce Without Pan Drippings

Use this brown gravy as a side dish with other foods at mealtimes if you want to serve gravy with mashed potatoes, roasted meat, or other vegetables. This brown gravy recipe does not use meat drippings. It uses a roux made from browned butter and flour. Other liquids and ingredients are added and cooked for 15 minutes to make a dark brown gravy.

15 minOct 8, 2026

Snacks & Appetizers

Caramel Apple Dip: Fluffy Cream Cheese Dip with Peanuts and Mini Chips

To make an easy dessert dip, prepare most of the cream cheese mixture and refrigerate it; mix in caramel and other ingredients just before serving. This caramel apple dip recipe serves 24 people and incorporates a light, cool texture from Cool Whip and topping ingredients such as roasted peanuts, cinnamon, and mini chocolate chips.

5 minOct 8, 2026

Snacks & Appetizers

Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce with Fresh Cilantro and Parsley

Choose fresh, mostly tender cilantro and parsley leaves. Dried herbs will not work in this chimichurri recipe. Argentinian chimichurri is a sauce made mainly with cilantro and parsley, garlic, oil, and vinegar. It has a strong garlic flavor and a little red pepper heat.

5 minOct 1, 2026

Dinner

Creamy Tomato Ravioli Sauce with Parmesan and Fresh Basil

The sauce for this ravioli dish can be prepared up to 2 days early and stored separately from the ravioli to keep the pasta coated rather than dry. This tomato sauce with Parmesan and basil can be prepared in 20 minutes and served with a 20-ounce package of ravioli.

20 minSep 25, 2026

Snacks & Appetizers

Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip: Creamy Flavor with Lightened Ingredients

Shredded chicken truly is the star of this healthy buffalo chicken dip, providing a satisfying boost of protein and a spicy kick. This dip boasts a creamy texture plus tangy flavor while remaining mindful of health goals.

35 minSep 21, 2026

Snacks & Appetizers

Cold Buffalo Chicken Dip: Savory No-Bake Appetizer with Rotisserie Chicken

This Cold Buffalo Chicken Dip is truly ideal for efficient meal prep, enabling individuals to whip up a large batch and conveniently store it for enjoying the tangy, spicy flavors at any time. Made with rotisserie chicken plus a creamy blend of cheeses, this dip is easy for a no-bake treat. It comes together in just 20 minutes with a minimal amount of effort required.

70 minSep 19, 2026

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