9 Easy Sauces to Make at Home! (Free PDF)

One of the easiest ways to add flavor to a simple dish is to add a sauce. Now some sauces can cost a lot if you buy then pre-made at the grocery store.

Don’t worry though, because we got you covered with some easy sauces that you can make at home! Most are even made with ingredients you probably already have too.

1. Sweet & Sour Sauce

This sauce is perfect for egg rolls, making a stir fry, or really anything you want to dip!

2. Coleslaw Dressing

This is perfect for a bag of coleslaw mix, or you can get creative and use other veggies and make a carrot slaw or a broccoli slaw too!

3. Tartar Sauce

This sauce works great for any kind of fried fish, hushpuppies, or a fish sandwich!

4. Barbeque Sauce

Trust me you can put barbeque sauce on almost any meat and it is awesome!

5.Polynesian Sauce

This Chik-Fil-A copycat is perfect for dipping chicken nuggets, drizzling, or even marinades!

6.Parmesan Garlic Sauce

Typically, this is a wing sauce, but you can do some much more than wings. Put it on noodles, grill chicken with it, or put it on rolls for some easy garlic bread!

7. Taco Sauce

Obviously, this will work on tacos, fajitas, and burritos……but you can also use it for any dipping you want with a little kick! Try it on a taco salad, breakfast eggs, or even potatoes!

8. Burger Sauce

This Shake Sauce copycat is the ultimate secret sauce for burgers, but you can also use it on any sandwich. Add it to a turkey sandwich for a little zing, or it works really well on chicken sandwiches too!

9. Pesto Sauce

Pesto sauce is for more than just pasta! You can serve it with crackers on a charcuterie board, make pizza, and I love it on sandwiches or toasted paninis!!

Free Printable PDF

Here are all the recipes in an easy to print at home PDF! Add this to your recipe or meal planning binder so you have it for later.

Is it worth making your own Sauces?

I think whether you’re trying to save money or if you run out of a sauce, it is always good to know how to make your own.

If you happen to not care for the store made kind, you can totally make your own and adjust the flavors to what you do like.

As an added bonus, making them yourself also helps you control additives like a ton of extra sodium that is used in sauces as a preservative!