22 Punchy Hot Sauce Recipes That Bring the Perfect Kick
Adding a splash of hot sauce is one of the easiest ways to bring bold flavor to everyday dinners. This collection of 22 recipes features a great mix of comforting soups, hearty sandwiches, and quick appetizers that all feature a spicy kick. They are straightforward to prepare and use familiar ingredients to elevate your usual weekly routine. Whether you are cooking a casual family meal or prepping snacks for a gathering, these dishes deliver the perfect amount of heat.
Slow Cooker Hot Chicken
This Slow Cooker Hot Chicken takes the guesswork out of how to make the best tasting chicken with a little bit of heat. In addition to chicken, you’ll only need a few seasonings, and Frank’s hot sauce. The perfect dish when you’re looking for something hot.
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip
Searching for an easy dip recipe? This Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip comes together easily with just a few ingredients. You’re going to love it!
Grilled Chicken Wings
Grilled chicken wings, including flats and drumettes, are seasoned, then grilled for about 25 minutes until fall-off-the-bone tender with a crispy skin.
Buffalo Chicken Crescent Rolls
Buffalo wings, buffalo dip, and now introducing Buffalo Chicken Crescent Rolls to satisfy your love and craving for that spicy, tangy flavor. They’re perfect for serving at your next party or game day gathering.
Epic Sourdough Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich
This sourdough grilled ham and cheese sandwich is so cheesy and even more EPIC with that crispy cheese crust on the outside. Not your typical grilled cheese sandwich!
Taco Soup
Taco Soup recipe features hearty ground beef, both black and pinto beans, veggies, bold spices and salsa! It’s a filling and flavorful soup that’ll keep you warm and cozy no matter how chilly it is outside. Top it off with shredded cheese and sour cream for the very best bowl!
Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
These cocktail meatballs are sure to be a hit at your next party! They are an inventive way to switch up the classic chicken wing appetizer! Introducing, Buffalo Chicken Meatballs.
Fried Shrimp Po Boy Sandwich
A Shrimp Po Boy is the king of sandwiches! This Louisiana staple is loaded with lettuce, tomatoes, fried shrimp, and homemade remoulade sauce, sitting on buttery toasted French bread rolls. Ready in just around 30 minutes, this makes a fantastic family dinner, and is a great way to explore flavors from the Louisiana!
Classic Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp Cocktail is a classic appetizer, especially around the holidays, and it’s so incredibly easy to make! My shrimp cocktail recipe has a homemade sauce and is ready in just around 10 minutes. You can make it several days ahead to make dinner prep even easier!
Classic Reuben Recipe
The Reuben Sandwich is an American classic made with savory corned beef piled on our favorite marble rye bread and topped with plenty of baby swiss cheese, crunchy, tangy sauerkraut, and zippy Russian dressing, then griddled to perfection until the cheese melts and the bread is toasted. It’s thick, meaty, and the best way to use up leftover corned beef!
Spicy Shrimp Burritos
These delicious, spicy shrimp burritos come together in 20 minutes! We make a succulent shrimp filling with melty cheese, and spread it over warm flour tortillas with creamy black beans. We fold up these crowd-pleasing wraps and lightly toast them on a griddle.
Tacos de Pescado
Tacos de Pescado are delicious fish tacos from Baja California. Bring a little bit of Mexico into your home with this easy Tacos de Pescado recipe!
Beef and Broccoli Ramen Soup
Beef and Broccoli Ramen Soup is a quick and easy upgrade for your everyday ramen! Full of Asian flavors and easy on your wallet, this ramen soup is perfect for a quick, fun family dinner.
Homemade Remoulade
Creamy and garlicky with a spicy kick, you won’t be able to get enough of this homemade Remoulade Sauce! Use it as a dip for vegetables, fries, and finger foods, or as a spread for burgers or sandwiches like Shrimp Po’Boys. This Louisiana-inspired remoulade sauce is ADDICTIVE!
Starbucks Egg White Bites Recipe
Indulge in the delicious flavors of our healthy Starbucks Egg White Bites Recipe (Copycat) – a high-protein breakfast or snack option that mirrors the beloved coffee shop treat. Made with wholesome ingredients, and without any special equipment, these bites are a nutritious start to your day and satisfy a midday pick-me-up.
Roasted Cornish Hens in Oven
One of my favorite special dinners as a child were roasted Cornish Hens with Almond Rice. I loved it and now days it is a nostalgic meal that I still make a few times a year.
Buffalo Chicken Casserole
This creamy Buffalo chicken casserole combines spicy hot sauce and ranch-style flavor with chicken, cheese, and pasta for a hearty meal that’s so much easier than making chicken wings.
Korean Beef Tacos (Bulgogi)
Korean Beef Tacos are made with tender bulgogi beef for a fantastic mash-up of Korean, American, and Mexican cuisine all in one delicious, flavor-packed fusion dish.
Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowl
A tangy hot sauce coating protein-packed chicken, along plenty of fresh veggies and garnished with creamy feta and avocado all over a bed of fluffy white rice. This Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowl is a hearty meal, perfect for meal prep, that you’re going to want to make again and again.
Spicy Salmon Roll Sushi
Recipe with instructions for your own homemade salmon roll sushi. This is a spicy inside-out sushi roll with raw salmon fish. I have added instructions for using cured salmon.
Cayenne Rosemary Orange Marmalade Chicken
A sweet and tangy 30-minute meal that’s tender and juicy with just the right amount of sauce for rice, gluten free pasta or steamed veggies.
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Have you ever had real gumbo? I’m not talking about some chain restaurants claiming to have gumbo, I’m talking real, authentic New Orleans Gumbo?
