These easy-to-make dip and sauce recipes are a must-make for your summer menus. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue or just looking to spice up your meals, these delicious sauce recipes will allow you to experiment with different flavors and ingredients to create a condiment that suits your taste buds. They’re perfect for burgers, chicken, pork, hot dogs, fish, and more!
Blackberry Balsamic Reduction Sauce
“I had some blackberry puree that I wanted to use for something other than dessert, so I started surfing for a blackberry reduction sauce to go over pork. This is a sampling of three different recipes and the end result was terrific.” – Laurie
Grill Chicken Thighs w/ White Barbecue Sauce
“The flavor of the rub and the sauce is wonderful. They go so great together. I know most would not think of a white barbecue sauce, but this one is great. Serve chicken with grilled corn and some grilled zucchini.” – Missy
Greek Tzatziki
“This flavor will delight you and you will crave it many times over again. I love having it with wraps. Use in meat dishes. This can also be used as a dip or in potato salad.” – Maria
Elmer’s Bar-B-Que Sauce & Char-Grilled Chicken
“My daddy was the best outdoor bar-b-que cook I knew. When it came to chicken or ribs on the grill, he was the king. This is his recipe that I learned by his side to make.” – Jamie
Peri Peri Sauce
“A quick and easy homemade peri-peri sauce with roasted red peppers, garlic, lemon juice, and oregano along with spicy red chili peppers!” – Kevin
Quick Easy and Delish Dill Tartar Sauce
“I came up with this tartar sauce recipe after browsing through a few others. I’m not really into dill, but I tried a dill tartar sauce at a bar and grill. It was so good, I ate it with my shrimp and fries.” – Yolanda
Apricot Barbecue Sauce for Grilling
“My husband requested barbecued chicken on the grill for dinner. Since I didn’t have any store-bought barbecue sauce, we played around with some ingredients and came up with this delicious sauce that was perfect for the chicken.” – Amy
Mango Tango Sauce
“Started this by trying to duplicate a sauce my friend makes at his restaurant. I love It’s sweet and spicy with a kick.” – Nellie
You Saucey Little Dog Sauce (Hot Dog Sauce)
“This is a spicy sauce I created. Not for the little ones or faint of heart.” – Dee
Chipotle Crema
“This chipotle crema is made with Mexican cream and chipotle sauce. This is creamy and has a kick from the smoky chipotle sauce.” – Debbie
Tequila Lime Sauce
“This is great on chicken or ribs. I decided to play around because I didn’t care for the tequila lime recipe my husband was using. It just tasted like way too much tequila to me.” – Sandy
Dad’s BBQ Sauce
“My husband loves to experiment in the kitchen with a few things. BBQ is one of them. I finally got him to measure and write down his recipe for homemade BBQ sauce.” – Fran
Coney Island Sauce
“This is a topping for hot dogs and burgers as made by my grandma. The family loved it.” – Kyra
Mama’s Barbecue Sauce
“My mother always used this recipe for her ribs and chicken. It was always wonderful and always got rave reviews. I never remember a time she made bar-b-que ribs and chicken that she used bottled sauce. She always made her own sauce and we loved it!” – Karen
Blue Rooster Fury Dippin’ Sauce
“It’s that time of year and I was in need of a quick dip to satisfy a snack craving, for chips and dip and came up with this. I love blue cheese and I love Sriracha chili sauce and happened to have both on hand. This is so quick and so easy but it will not let you down on flavor.” – Michael