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Sauce, Spread & Seasoning Recipes

Saucy? Us?! For sure. We plain love our sauces and it turns out that we’re not alone! Check out these delicious sauces, dips and spread recipes from kicky kitchens all across America… and beyond!

Charoset in a serving bowl.

Charoset

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By Karen Feinen
This is a traditional Passover recipe but is delicious anytime.
(2 ratings)
Crisp Cucumber Salsa in a bowl with tortilla chips.

Crisp Cucumber Salsa

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By Sue Huhn
A 1/4 cup of this cucumber salsa is only around 16 calories!
(1 rating)
Greek Yogurt Dip Tzatziki with pita chips.

Greek Cucumber Yogurt Dip "tzatziki"

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By Maria *
Cool and creamy, this tangy cucumber dip flavored with garlic is the perfect complement to ...
(4 ratings)

Jammin' Jamaican Jerk Sauce

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By Jennifer J
Everyone loves Jamaican jerk! My family can eat it daily. You can prepare it on ...
(3 ratings)
A bowl of Mexican Red Table Salsa, Roja de Mesa.

Mexican Red Table Salsa, Salsa Roja De Mesa

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By Juliann Esquivel
This salsa dates back to my great-grandmother's time, I am sure even further back. This ...
(22 ratings)
Chard and Basil Pesto With Toasted Almonds in a bowl.

Chard And Basil Pesto With Toasted Almonds

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By Tammy Brownlow
I had an explosion of Swiss Chard in my garden this year. I came up ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Amazing Date Night Chicken Tacos.

Amazing Date Night Chicken Tacos

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By Shanelle Long
We love to go to our favorite Mexican restaurant... but when we can't get a ...
(8 ratings)
A bowl of Pico de Gallo.

Pico De Gallo

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By Juliann Esquivel
Pico de Gallo translates to Roosters Beak. This is a great Pico de Gallo recipe ...
(7 ratings)
Peach Salsa over a chicken breast.

Peach Salsa

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By Pat DiMercurio
I needed to use up a couple of very ripe peaches today and this is ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Basic Pesto sprinkled with pine nuts.

Basic Pesto

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By ANN MORELL
I love pesto! This is quick and easy... and really good!
(4 ratings)
A spice blend in a jar with a wooden spoon in front.

Jamaican Jerk Seasoning

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By Francine Lizotte
This is a perfect spice blend for grilled food such as poultry, pork, seafood, etc.; ...
Cheese Dip That Will Make You Famous in a serving bowl.

Cheese Dip That Will Make You Famous

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By Crystal Wilkinson
This is a great dip that you can tailor to your particular taste and will ...
(7 ratings)

Homemade Creamy Alfredo Sauce

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By Sabrina Nichols
I have used this recipe for 12 years... it is the best Alfredo sauce. It ...
(5 ratings)
Three Balsamic Grilled Chicken breasts on a plate.

Ciao Bella Balsamic Grilled Chicken

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By Anna Sciancalepore Antoniello
Something a little different than BBQ sauce for your chicken. I came up with this ...
(3 ratings)

Feta Dip

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By Heather Trice
I started making this because my youngest son loves Feta cheese and it has morphed ...
(3 ratings)

Calico Salsa

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By TERRI OPGENORTH
I got this recipe from a friend when I went to visit. I have tweaked ...
(4 ratings)

Summer Sunrise Salsa

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By Lana Bade
This is refreshing and great for summer when everything is at its freshest!
(2 ratings)
I had this spinach dip several times when we visited Orlando and totally loved it. So you can imagine how pleased i am to find the recipe for it in the Orlando Sentinal. As an alternative and to zing it up a bit i like to add fresh chopped chilli!

Planet Hollywood Spinach Dip

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By Lynne Cox
In the Orlando Sentinel test kitchen we easily trimmed a significant amount of the fat ...

Kale Pesto

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By Anthony Nicometi Jr
Now, I know I wasn't the first to do this...But whoever did deserves a freaking ...
(2 ratings)

No Guilt Cream Cheese Frosting

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By Norene Dowell
I was looking for a way to make a cream cheese frosting without all that ...
(34 ratings)

Honey Butter Spread With Strawberry Variation

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By Kathie Carr
Since my Dad was a beekeeper we always had LOTS of honey and this simple ...
(1 rating)

Beer-cheese Dip

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By Debbie Deverill
One of our favorite dips at home. Serve with fresh veggies or crackers.
(3 ratings)
A platter of sliced Chicken Stuffed WIth Goat Cheese and Basil.

Chicken Stuffed With Goat Cheese And Basil

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By Jayne Cagle Combs
Not too much of a story on this one except that we always have plenty ...
(1 rating)
Easy Strawberry Jam spread on toast.

Easy Strawberry Jam

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By Karla Everett
I've been making this jam for years, and it's easy to make and delicious too.
(4 ratings)
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