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QUICK 3-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce (So GOOD…You’ll Never Use Store-Bought BBQ Again!)

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QUICK 3-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce (So GOOD…You’ll Never Use Store-Bought BBQ Again!)

If you love southern-style home cooking, then don’t miss this easy homemade barbecue sauce! It’s super quick and easy, and everyone has the ingredients right in their pantry! So, if you find yourself with an empty bottle of Sweet Ray’s BBQ or Kraft sauce, no worries! Because, you can make this in a snap.

Barbecue sauce is a tasty addition to a whole bunch of favorite dishes. You can use this to marinade meat or as a dipping sauce. It’s perfect for chicken, beef, fish, hamburgers, seafood or even vegetables!

Why Make Your Own Barbecue Sauce?

There are lots of reasons to make your own barbecue sauce. Firstly, you’ll save a ton of money. For example, this recipe costs pennies to make compared to pre-made sauce which costs dollars. Typically, we pay for convenience and that holds true for prepared sauces as well.

Secondly, have you ever read the ingredients list in barbecue sauce? If you want simple ingredients to avoid those long chemicals you can’t pronounce — then make it yourself! It’s better for you to avoid all that stuff. If you’re thinking prepared mustard and ketchup has preservatives, then you’re right. Some do! However, you can buy ketchup with no high fructose corn syrup. Or, better yet — make your own!

Now, mustard on the other hand is much cleaner. For example, French’s brand prepared yellow mustard contains only: Distilled Vinegar, Water, #1 Grade Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spice, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder.

Of course, brown sugar is pretty straight-forward. The ingredients in brown sugar are refined white sugar and molasses.

And thirdly, this is a great recipe to have on hand when you run out of store-bought barbecue sauce! It’s quick, easy and uses ingredients on hand.

About the Ingredients

As I mentioned above, one of the reasons to make your own DIY Barbecue Sauce is to avoid a lot of bad ingredients. Another reason is that you can alter it to get the taste you want.

I used light brown sugar this time, but if I have it I’ll use dark brown sugar. Dark and Light Brown Sugar are mostly interchangeable in recipes. Dark Brown Sugar just has a richer concentration of molasses in it. So, in this recipe, using dark brown sugar will give you more flavor.

Storing Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Unlike store-bought BBQ sauce which may contain a lot of preservatives, homemade barbecue sauce is going to be fresher and healthier depending on the ingredients you use to make it. But, as great as that sounds, you will want to remember that you can’t store this as long as name-brand barbecue sauces. Of course, you’ll want to store it in the refrigerator, similar to those big name brand bottles. But, unlike the name-brand sauces, your homemade sauce will not last for a year in the fridge. We’re talking a week to 10 days for homemade, versus 7-10 months for prepackaged after its opened. So, don’t make too much. But, don’t worry, it’s yummy and it’ll get eaten up!

 

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QUICK 3-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce (So GOOD…You’ll Never Use Store-Bought BBQ Again!)

  • Author: gimmie
  • Total Time: 2 minutes
  • Yield: 1.5 cups 1x
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Description

This quick & easy homemade barbecue sauce has only 3 simple ingredients. Save time, money and eat cleaner with my tips!

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar (light or dark)

Instructions

Add ingredients to a medium-size bowl.

Whisk together until smooth.

Use in your favorite recipe!

Notes

Dark brown sugar will give a richer, deeper flavor because it contains a higher concentration of molasses.

  • Prep Time: 2 minutes
  • Category: Sauces
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: barbecue, bbq, sauce, sauces, easy, quick, simple, clean

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Easy Waffle Breakfast Sandwich w/ Egg, Ham & Cheese

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Easy Waffle Breakfast Sandwich w/ Egg, Ham & Cheese

This is so easy! There’s no waffle batter to mess with.

And fast!! They take less than 4 minutes to make!

And, did I mention how tasty they are?! Yum!

I had the idea to whip up quick, toasty breakfast sandwiches. I remembered the 1-minute cinnamon waffle trick, which I love. So, I started thinking about what I could do easy and fast. The thing that takes longest when making waffles is putting together the batter. I needed something faster. I didn’t want something thick like English Muffins, because I wasn’t convinced it would cook the egg between the thick muffin slices.  Then it came to me.  I knew it would work, and was eager to try it. My family was a little reluctant to try it, but they LOVED them and asked for seconds!

Like it? Repin on Pinterest!

You can add in almost anything you want: thinly sliced ham, sausage, bacon, etc. and cheese slices or small pieces of crumbled cheese, butter, etc. Use whatever you have on hand!

Easy Waffle Breakfast Sandwiches

In comments below let me know which ingredients you try, and what you liked best!

 

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Easy Waffle Breakfast Sandwich w/ Egg, Ham & Cheese

  • Author: Wendy
  • Total Time: 2 mins
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
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Description

Try these FAST and easy Waffle Breakfast Sandwiches! No batter to mix, add whatever cheese and meat you like. So tasty, your family will love them!

Ingredients

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  • Egg
  • 2 slices bread
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • optional: butter, cheese, meat

Instructions

  1. Make a “well” or indent in the bread so that the egg has somewhere to sit and not run out over the sides. I used a large mason jar an indented two pieces of whole grain white bread. Careful not to push so hard you smush them together and they won’t come apart. You could do them separately if the bread is sticky. Mine worked fine doing them together.
  2. Next, spread about a teaspoon of butter on the bottom bread.
  3. Crack an egg open and carefully place in the well (indent) in one piece of bread. I used Large eggs, but you could use whatever you have I’m sure. Just be careful not to spill the egg out of the little pool you made in the bread.
  4. Here’s where you can get creative! I added cheese to some of my waffle breakfast sandwiches. You could use cheese slices, crumbles or even shredded cheese. Thinly sliced ham, or sausage or bacon would be good in here too. I’m not sure the waffle iron would cook the meat in this short time; you might want to cook it before adding to your waffle sandwich.
  5. Add salt and pepper, and set the bread with all the stuff on it on the waffle iron.
  6. Place the top slice of bread on it (flip it over so the indent is spaced to give room to the egg mixture)
  7. Close the waffle iron gently, and let it cook for about 15 seconds. If your waffle iron is one that you flip over like mine, you can flip it over.
  8. Cook for another minute for a lightly cooked egg sandwich, two minutes for medium, and three minutes for well cooked with slightly crunchy, toasted bread. Waffle irons may vary, so play it by ear.
  9. Cut into sections and serve
  • Cook Time: 2 mins
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: American

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