Sauces, Seasonings, Rubs, Dressings & Marinades

Sauces, Seasonings, Rubs, Dressings & Marinades

Here are recipes for the most used (and most delicious) sauces, seasonings, rubs and marinades from TWSM.

Closeup of Garlic Alfredo Sauce in bowl

Garlic Alfredo Sauce

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Garlic Alfredo Sauce
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Garlic Alfredo Sauce is a creamy, indulgent sauce perfect on pasta, veggies and chicken. Ridiculously simple, this low carb, four-ingredient recipe takes 20 minutes start to finish.
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Ingredients

  • 4 Cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 3 cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat with garlic. Allow butter and garlic to cook gently for a few minutes until fragrant.
  • Add cream to butter and garlic, and continue to cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to foam, about 5 minutes.
  • Remove pan from heat. Add all the Parmesan cheese to the pot and stir until melted. Taste for seasoning, and add fresh pepper and kosher salt to taste.
  • Serve warm on pasta, vegetables or chicken.
Montreal Peanut Sauce in white bowl

Montreal Peanut Sauce

Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Peanut Sauce
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 recipe
Montreal Peanut Sauce is a 4-ingredient condiment perfect on burgers, chicken and grilled veggie sandwiches. This no cook and gluten free sauce is ready in minutes!
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in small bowl and whisk well. Serve immediately. Stir before serving as necessary.
Green Onion Ranch in silver bowl with veggies

Green Onion Ranch Dressing and Dip

Course: Appetizer, Salad, Salad Dressing
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Green Onion Ranch
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Green Onion Ranch Dressing and Dip is an almost homemade, buttermilk based recipe to mix up a low carb treat fast and easy using only 5 ingredients.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine buttermilk, mayo, ranch dressing powder and pepper in small bowl. Whisk well.
  • Add green onions to ranch dressing and mix again. Refrigerate until serving. A few minutes for the ingredients to marry is preferred but not mandatory.
  • Refrigerate unused portions.
Horseradish Dip in a multicolored bowl with chips

Horseradish Dip (And Sauce!)

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 recipe
Easy Horseradish Dip makes Chips and Pretzels Cheer! Three ingredients combine for a perfect dip or a creamy sauce for meats and veggies.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine softened cream cheese, prepared horseradish (include all liquid) and hot sauce to taste in the bowl of a food processor or immersion blender. We use about 5 heavy dashes then check for taste.
  • Serve immediately, or refrigerate until use. Keeps well in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

 

Cajun Seasoning Mix

Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cajun seasoning
Fresher than the grocery store. Excellent on meat, red beans & rice and veggies.
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Ingredients

  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Ground Red Pepper (cayenne)
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 tsp Dried Thyme, rubbed
  • 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1/2 tsp White Pepper

Instructions

  • Combine all seasonings in airtight container. Shake well to mix.
  • Keeps well for up to 3 months in airtight container.

 

Jamaican Jerk Seasoning Mix

Course: Condiment
Keyword: jamaican jerk seasoning
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Sweet and savory blend to add to chicken, pork and veggies.
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 2 tsp Red Pepper (Cayenne)
  • 2 tsp Onion Powder
  • 2 tsp Dried Thyme, rubbed
  • 2 tsp Dried Parsley
  • 2 tsp Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Ground Allspice
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Freshly Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Combine all spices in airtight container. Shake well to combine.
  • Spice mixture keeps well for up to 3 months. 

 

Cajun Prime Rib Rub

Course: Condiment
Keyword: Cajun Prime Rib Rub
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Delicious rub for any beef recipe
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher Salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Fennel Seed
  • 1 tbsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 2-1/2 tsp Ground Red Pepper (Cayenne)
  • 2-1/2 tsp Dry Mustard
  • 1 tsp White Pepper

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in airtight container and shake well to combine.
  • Spice mixture keeps well in airtight container for up to 3 months.

 

Sweet & Spicy Popcorn Seasoning (Plus Popcorn!)

Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Sweet and Spicy Popcorn, Sweet and Spicy Popcorn Seasoning
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
Servings: 1 recipe
Create Company Popcorn!
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Ingredients

Popcorn

  • 1/4 cup Oil
  • 2/3 cup Popcorn Kernels

Seasoning

  • 4 tbsp Butter, melted
  • 3 tbsp Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Ground Red Pepper (Cayenne)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Paprika

Instructions

Popcorn

  • Heat oil in large, heavy dutch oven over medium high heat. Add three to 4 kernels, and lid pot.
  • When kernels all pop, remove them from the hot pot and add the remaining popcorn. Cook, shaking pot frequently, until popping stops.

Spice Mix and Assembly

  • While popcorn is cooking, melt butter. Combine sugar and spices in small bowl.
  • Pour melted butter over prepared popcorn.  Sprinkle spice mixture over popcorn.
    Stir well and enjoy. 

 

Sweet Adobo Vinaigrette

Course: Condiment, Salad Dressing
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Salad dressing
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
This salad dressing is sweet, spicy and smoky.
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Adobo sauce
  • 2 tbsp Maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 1 tsp Salt

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in mason jar and shake, shake, shake.

 

Cheddar Cheese Dressing

Course: Salad
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Resting Times: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 Cups
This creamy dressing is much less assertive than a blue cheese dressing.
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonaise
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 tsp onion powder

Instructions

  • Shred Cheese coarsely. The pre-shredded cheese has some additives that make this dressing a little thicker than it would be otherwise, so I'd recommend shredding it yourself. 
  • Combine all ingredients in small bowl and mix well. Allow to sit at room temperature for half an hour or so for the ingredients to meld.

 

Honey Mustard Dressing/Sauce/Dip

Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Keyword: honey mustard
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 recipe
No need to buy an expensive bottle of dressing when you can combine a few pantry ingredients into this crowd pleaser.  Try different types of mustard to mix this up.
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Mayonaise
  • 1 tbsp Prepared Mustard: yellow, dijon or brown
  • 2 tsp Honey
  • 1/2 tsp Soy Sauce

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate unused portions.