What's an enchilada without a delectable homemade sauce?
Time to get saucy with this easy homemade enchilada sauce! Put together a few ingredients, including chiles and tomatoes, heat them up, and voila! You’re done. Enchilada sauce may be the staple condiment of Southwestern cuisine, right up there with salsa, so you might want to jar this up and keep it on hand. It will up the flavor ante in many of your Southwestern recipes.
Enchilada sauce can be used in place of, or in addition to, salsa, to add more heat and flavor. Try it drizzled on Avocado Breakfast Pizzas, smear it as a sauce on this whole wheat pizza crust and add toppings for a taco pizza, or use it in these Slow Cooker Enchiladas.  It can also be added to chili for extra flavor, or used instead of ketchup on this Spicy Southwestern Burger. Try it on tacos, such as Grilled Chicken and Avocado Tacos with Cilantro Crema (in addition to the crema) or pour a touch over Taco Salad for a zesty dressing!
Enjoy! If you like a touch of spiciness, this just might become your new favorite condiment.
Other recipes you might like:
Southwestern Black Bean Casserole
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Southwestern-style
Slow Cooker Beefed Up Enchiladas
Quick & Easy Enchilada Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch optional flour
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- kosher or sea salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 ounces tomato sauce can
- 6 ounces tomato paste can
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth optional vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup cilantro finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Combine in a small bowl, cornstarch, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, tomato paste, broth, and chili powder mixture, set aside.
- In a medium skillet, over medium-low heat, add canola oil and sauté garlic until fragrant, approximately one minute. Gradually stir in tomato sauce mixture and cilantro, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until thickened, approximately 15 minutes.
Nutrition Information
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How much does this recipe make?
It is listed out in the nutrition info. Thanks:)!
I'm assuming the cumin gets mixed in with the cornstarch, chili powder, salt and pepper?
Barbara, Yes, thank you. This has been changed.
Do you think this would last in the freezer so that it can be thawed out and used at a later time?
How long would this keep in the fridge or freezer?
Trans Fat: 3 g..is that correct?
hatladysandy, That is a typo, and should read 0.
Are there chilis in this? It says so in the description but not the ingredients.
I'm not sure where you are seeing chili. There should only be chili powder listed in both.
“Put together a few ingredients, including chiles and tomatoes, heat them up, and voila!”
When do you add the cornstarch to the sauce? The recipe does not add into the sauce.
Lori, It indicates in the first step of instructions when to add the cornstarch.