A great sauce can be the great bringing together of all ingredients in a meal. Sauces alone can have great flavour, but they also are meant to make every bite of the meal a celebration. Although store bought sauces have their place in our pantry, have a look at the great sauce recipes included here. You might find yourself inspired to create a tasty regular favourite that you will use every week.

In many popular pasta dishes, sauces are the main feature making the meal memorable. Your basic tomato sauces can have a variety of additional spices added to them.

Gravy is also a great perennial favourite among the sauce family. From your slow cooked roast to a plate of fresh biscuits, gravy remains among the world’s most famous sauces.

Creamier dairy based sauces will bring texture and great depth to foods from pasta to cooked vegetables. The right sauce can also get fussy eaters in your home to eat their servings of vegetables. A cheesy sauce that you put over top of green beans can make them disappear fast from the plates!

Among these recipes you will find a great sauce to go with your favourite dish, as well as a few great pairings where the sauce is the start of your food stage. Remember to consider varying anything to suit your tastes and meals.