76 recipes, 8 jar-ready
Best Sauces for Tacos
Taco night is a condiment sport. 76 salsas and heat sauces in the catalog list tortillas, carnitas, or taco bars in their published pairings. 8 are jar-ready when the taco bar needs a house sauce.
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Pico de Gallo
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: PICO
Rick Bayless' pico de gallo for tacos, chips.
shake · salsa
Xnipec
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: XNIPEC
Philip Speer's habanero xnipec for grilled carrots.
shake · salsa
Mexican Cilantro Salsa
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: PICO DE GALL
Philip Speer's classic pico de gallo.
shake · salsa
Salsa Brava
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: SALSA BRAVA
Gabriela Cámara's salsa brava for tacos & tostadas.
shake · salsa
Salsa Pico de Gallo
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: SALSA
Ferrer's pico de gallo for tacos & chips.
shake · salsa
Maggi Charred Onion Condiment
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: MAGGI CHARRE
Thomas Bille's charred onion condiment for tacos.
shake · salsa
Chipotle Crema
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHIPOTLE CRE
Adrián Torres's smoky chipotle crema for tacos.
shake · dressing
Salsa Blanca
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SALSA BLANCA
Martínez's salsa blanca.
shake · cream sauce
One jar answers this
The Tacos jar.
4 of these sauces, printed as fill lines on one glass jar. Pour your pantry to the line, shake, pour it over. When the jar is empty, refill it.
4 kitchens · 2 stars · 3 national awards
- Xnipec★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: XNIPEC
- Chipotle CremaNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHIPOTLE CRE
- Salsa BlancaNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SALSA BLANCA
- Salsa Pico de Gallo★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: SALSA
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Salsas
Salsa VerdeOn the jar: SALSA VERDEEnrique Olvera's tomatillo salsa verde for tacos, chicharrón.Roasted Tomatillo SalsaOn the jar: ROASTEDRick Bayless' roasted tomatillo salsa for tacos, eggs.Chipotle Peanut SalsaOn the jar: CHIPOTLEBayless' chipotle peanut salsa for grilled vegetables, tacos.Salsa VerdeOn the jar: SALSA VERDEGabriela Cámara's avocado salsa verde for tacos, eggs.Avocado-Tomatillo SalsaOn the jar: AVOCADO-TOMABayless' avocado-tomatillo salsa for tacos, chips.Rustic Roasted Tomato SalsaOn the jar: RUSTICBayless's table salsa for tacos & everyday meals.Classic GuacamoleOn the jar: CLASSICRick Bayless' classic guacamole for chips, taco night.Roasted Tomatillo GuacamoleOn the jar: GUACAMOLEBayless' roasted tomatillo guacamole for chips, tacos.Salsa HuevonaOn the jar: TOMATO SALSABayless' salsa huevona for a grilled taco bar.Tomatillo Salsa VerdeOn the jar: SALSA VERDEDes Jardins' tomatillo salsa verde for carnitas tacos.Chipotle-Roasted Tomatillo SalsaOn the jar: CHIPOTLE-ROABayless' chipotle-tomatillo salsa for tacos, chips.Tomato SalsaOn the jar: TOMATO SALSAGordon Ramsay's tomato salsa for tacos, grilled meats.Salsa VerdeOn the jar: SALSA VERDERene Andrade's salsa verde for ribeye, pollo asado.Salsa VerdeOn the jar: SALSA VERDERoy Choi's charred salsa verde for tacos, bowls.Mexican-Garlic-Ancho Chile SalsaOn the jar: RED CHILEBayless's ancho adobo - a Mexican red chile sauce.Red Chile AdoboOn the jar: ADOBO CHILESGabriela Cámara's red chile adobo for grilled fish.Red Enchilada SauceOn the jar: RED ENCHILADRick Bayless's classic red enchilada sauce.Salsa CrudaOn the jar: SALSA CRUDASalvador Alamilla's fresh salsa cruda for birria tacos.Salsa PicosaOn the jar: SALSA PICOSASalvador Alamilla's spicy salsa picosa for tacos.Birria Chile MarinadeOn the jar: BIRRIA CHILESalvador Alamilla's chile marinade for beef birria.Birria Consommé FinishOn the jar: BIRRIA CONSOSalvador Alamilla's chile consommé for dipping birria tacos.Sonoran Salsa RojaOn the jar: SONORAN SALSRene Andrade's Sonoran-style salsa roja.Mole NegroOn the jar: MOLE NEGROAdrián Torres's rich mole negro.GuacamoleOn the jar: MEXICANSalvador Alamilla's classic guacamole.California Almond MoleOn the jar: CALIFORNIAJesús Cervantes's almond mole for grilled carrots.Salsa RojaOn the jar: SALSA ROJAAdrián Torres's classic salsa roja.Birria Table Salsa RojaOn the jar: BIRRIA TABLEMole BlancoOn the jar: MOLE BLANCOSarah Thompson's creamy mole blanco.Birria Salsa VerdeOn the jar: BIRRIA SALSASalsa RojaOn the jar: SALSA ROJASalvador Alamilla's classic salsa roja.Creamy Avocado SalsaOn the jar: AVOCADORick Martínez's creamy avocado salsa for tacos.Salsa Roja CrudaOn the jar: SALSA ROJAMartínez's salsa roja cruda.Salsa Roja la MananeraOn the jar: SALSA ROJAMartínez's salsa roja la mananera.Salsa Tatemada MolcajeteadaOn the jar: SALSAMartínez's salsa tatemada molcajeteada.Salsa GuajilloOn the jar: SALSAMartínez's salsa guajillo.Serrano Onion SalsaOn the jar: ONIONMartínez's serrano onion salsa.Salsa MexicanaOn the jar: SALSAOrtega's salsa mexicana.Ancho Chile SalsaOn the jar: ANCHOThe table salsa from Ortega's pollo asado.Tomatillo SalsaOn the jar: TOMATILLOThe table salsa from Oringer's cucumber salad.Salsa TatemadaOn the jar: SALSAGabriela Cámara's charred salsa tatemada for tacos.Creamy Jalapeno SalsaOn the jar: CREAMYRick Bayless' creamy jalapeño salsa for tacos & chips.Chile de Árbol SalsaOn the jar: SALSAVal Cantú's chile de árbol salsa for lobster tacos.Salsa VerdeOn the jar: SALSAT.J. Steele's tomatillo salsa verde for tostadas.
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Heat
Salsa MachaOn the jar: SALSA MACHARick Bayless' salsa macha for tacos, eggs, vegetables.Mexican-Garlic-Chile Hot SauceOn the jar: BOLD REDBayless' bold árbol chile salsa for tacos, very hot.Mexican-Garlic-Habanero Hot SauceOn the jar: ROASTEDBayless' roasted habanero salsa, an extreme-heat condiment.Morita SalsaOn the jar: MORITA SALSABayless' morita salsa for tacos, sweet-smoky heat.Sesame Guajillo-Morita Salsa MachaOn the jar: SESAMEEnrique Olvera's salsa macha for tacos, grilled meats.Charred Hot SauceOn the jar: CHARRED HOTThomas Bille's smoky charred hot sauce for tacos.Simple Salsa MachaOn the jar: SALSA MACHAEnrique Olvera's simplified salsa macha.Salsa Macha VerdeOn the jar: SALSA MACHAPhilip Speer's green salsa macha for grilled carrots.Ancho Chile SauceOn the jar: ANCHO CHILEBobby Flay's ancho chile sauce for enchiladas.Habanero OilOn the jar: HABANERO OILSarah Thompson's fiery habanero oil for mole.Salsa MachaOn the jar: GARLIC HOTRene Andrade's crunchy salsa macha.Somali Cilantro Green Chile SauceOn the jar: SOMALI
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Butter emulsions
Chicatana ButterOn the jar: CHICATANA BUAdrián Torres's smoky chicatana ant butter.Chipotle MayonnaiseOn the jar: CHIPOTLE MAYBobby Flay's smoky chipotle mayonnaise.Árbol / Guajillo Chilli EmulsionOn the jar: RBOLLastra's chile emulsion for beetroot tostada.Bone-Marrow SalsaOn the jar: SALSALastra's bone-marrow salsa for lobster tacos.
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Herb sauces
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Tomato sauces
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Dressings
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Vinaigrettes
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Pan sauces
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Curry sauces
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Egg emulsions
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Marinades
Common questions
- What sauce goes with tacos?
- The highest-rated jar-ready picks here are Pico de Gallo by Rick Bayless, Xnipec by Philip Speer, and Mexican Cilantro Salsa by Philip Speer. All 76 tacos sauces on this page cite their chef and source.
- Which tacos sauces can be made in a jar?
- 8 of these tacos sauces are jar-ready. Jar-ready means the recipe is a shake or simmer that fits the jar's fill-to-line measuring.
- Where do these recipes come from?
- Adapted from published, cited sources. Every recipe names its chef and source. PantryFlex is not affiliated with or endorsed by the chefs.