chili sauce
noun
plural chili sauces
: a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking
also
: a milder, sweeter sauce often containing additional ingredients (such as tomato puree or soy sauce)
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Serve with chili sauce and sprinkle with zest (if using).
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Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
Add the brown sugar, chili sauce, cocoa powder, hot pepper, cumin, coriander, cayenne, salt and kidney beans.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
This simple-to-prepare retro dip gets its rosy tint from Heinz chili sauce.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
The bar experience’s food includes sweet potato poutine, coconut Shrimp with mango chili sauce and maple Brussels sprouts.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
Add the brown sugar, chili sauce, cocoa powder, hot pepper, cumin, coriander, cayenne, salt and kidney beans.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
This simple-to-prepare retro dip gets its rosy tint from Heinz chili sauce.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
The bar experience’s food includes sweet potato poutine, coconut Shrimp with mango chili sauce and maple Brussels sprouts.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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