barbecue sauce
noun
: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.
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The wrap features chicken breast, barbecue sauce and tortilla strips in a flour tortilla.
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
The cheese sauce is super savory, with both Cheddar and pepper Jack and is seasoned with chili powder for warmth and has a little barbecue sauce stirred in for some tang and sweetness to balance the richness.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Savory Dishes Try incorporating blueberries into barbecue sauce.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Trending flavors in 2025 include honey, peppers and barbecue sauce.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
The cheese sauce is super savory, with both Cheddar and pepper Jack and is seasoned with chili powder for warmth and has a little barbecue sauce stirred in for some tang and sweetness to balance the richness.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Savory Dishes Try incorporating blueberries into barbecue sauce.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Trending flavors in 2025 include honey, peppers and barbecue sauce.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce
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