24 insanely flavorful ways to revitalize your regular recipes
Bored by your own cooking? Here's how to wake up your tastebuds.

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Are you tired of eating plain old chicken or steamed veggies? (Who could blame you?!) While there's nothing wrong with simply seasoned foods every once in a while, salt and pepper can only take your tastebuds so far. After all, meals are meant to be delicious.
To get a taste of some new flavors, start with roasted veggies, scrambled eggs, a grilled chicken breast, or a simple fillet of fish, then add one of the accoutrements below. You'll jazz up your go-to dishes without reinventing the wheel—a dip, drizzle, or spoonful can go a long way!
More of a salad person? Try thinning out one of the sauces below with a bit of water or broth for a flavorful dressing.
Alternatively, try scooping one of the dips onto baked chips or into a baby bell pepper half. Or put one of the fruity options to work at breakfast: They add fabulous flavor to yogurt, pancakes, French toast, and more.
24 ways to get saucy


Pesto sauce


Fresh citrus-herb sauce


Quick homemade tomato sauce


Hollandaise sauce


Ginger dipping sauce


Creamy Mexican sauce


Garden fresh herb sauce


Puttanesca sauce


Lemon-Herb Sauce


Fresh cherry tomato salsa


Mexican clementine and jicama salsa


Creamy tomatillo-cilantro sauce


No-cook Asian peanut sauce


Roasted beet and orange salsa


Bright green salsa verde


Moroccan-Roasted Eggplant Dip


Chili barbecue sauce


Chunky strawberry-rhubarb sauce


Fresh Pear-Cranberry Chutney


Roasted cherry-vanilla sauce


Fresh blueberry-peach salsa


Quick strawberry-mango jam with mint


Watermelon-Jicama Salsa

