Easy Enchilada Sauce

This easy enchilada sauce takes just 10 minutes to make and is bursting with flavor, perfect for your dishes.

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Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Sauce

Cuisine Mexican

Servings ¼ cup

Calories 53 kcal

Equipment

sauce pot

Ingredients

Sauce Ingredients

2 tablespoon cooking oil $0.08
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour $0.02
2 tablespoon chili powder $0.60
2 cups water $0.00
3 oz. tomato paste $0.47
½ teaspoon ground cumin $0.05
½ teaspoon garlic powder $0.05
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper $0.02
¾ teaspoon salt or pepper (to taste) $0.03

Instructions

Cooking Instructions

Add the cooking oil, flour, and chili powder to a sauce pot. Turn the heat on to medium and whisk the ingredients together. Continue to whisk as the mixture begins to bubble. Whisk and cook the mixture for one minute once it begins bubbling.
After one minute, whisk in the water, tomato paste, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper until smooth. Allow the sauce to come up to a simmer. Once it reaches a simmer it will begin to thicken slightly.
Starting with a ½ teaspoon, add salt to taste. I used about ¾ teaspoon total. The sauce is now ready to use!

Notes

The water can be replaced with either vegetable broth or chicken broth for more depth, just be sure to reduce the salt added at the end to compensate. If using a spicy chili powder, simply reduce or eliminate the cayenne powder from this recipe to compensate for the heat level.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25CupCalories: 53kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSodium: 338mgFiber: 1g

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