Enchilada Sauce

This enchilada sauce is quick and easy to make and is less expensive than store-bought enchilada sauce. Serve it with burritos or enchiladas for a delicious inexpensive meal.

⏲️ Time needed

This quick recipe takes ten minutes to prepare.

🥘 Ingredients

Ingredients for homemade red enchilada sauce

• tomato sauce
• dried oregano
• garlic powder
• chili powder
• onion powder
• ground cumin

📋 Instructions

Combine all ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes.

❄️ Freezer instructions

This easy, made-from-scratch enchilada sauce can be made in bulk and frozen in recipe-sized portions. Simply multiply the recipe by the number of batches you would like to make (use the adjustable serving slider to adjust quantities), then divide the bulk sauce by that same number of portions to freeze. Label as follows:

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Easy Homemade Enchilada Sauce

This enchilada sauce is quick and easy to make and is less expensive than store-bought enchilada sauce. Serve it with burritos or enchiladas for a delicious inexpensive meal.

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Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course Sauce

Cuisine Gluten-free, Mexican, Vegetarian

Servings 1 recipe

Calories 138

Ingredients

  

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• 15 oz tomato sauce
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• ½ tablespoon garlic powder
• ½-1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• cumin to taste

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Instructions

• Combine all ingredients and let simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes to combine the flavors.

Notes

Nutrition data is for entire recipe.

This easy, made-from-scratch enchilada sauce can be made in bulk and frozen in recipe-sized portions. Simply multiply the recipe by the number of batches you would like to make (use the adjustable serving slider to adjust quantities), then divide the bulk sauce by that same number of portions to freeze. Label as follows:

Homemade Enchilada Sauce        Date____________________

Thaw and use in place of canned enchilada sauce. Equals one 15 oz. can enchilada sauce.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 138 calCarbohydrates: 30 gProtein: 7 gFat: 1 gSodium: 2258 mgFiber: 7 gSugar: 18 g

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