Ketchup Recipes

Ketchup is a sweet, tangy tomato-based pantry staple that does more than top burgers and fries. Its balance of tomato, vinegar, sugar, and spices makes it a quick flavor booster for sauces, glazes, dips, and weeknight dinners.

Use ketchup in recipes like meatloaf glaze, barbecue sauce, cocktail sauce, sloppy joes, baked beans, sweet-and-sour stir-fries, and sheet pan sausage or chicken glazes. It adds body, color, acidity, and mild sweetness without needing a long simmer.

For best results, treat ketchup as both a condiment and a shortcut ingredient. Whisk it with mustard, Worcestershire, soy sauce, vinegar, honey, hot sauce, or smoked paprika to create fast sauces that taste more complex than the ingredient list suggests.