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Red Chunky Enchilada Sauce

This delicious red chunky enchilada recipe is so easy to make! You will never buy canned enchilada sauce again!
Course Sauce
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword chunky enchilada sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 cups
Calories 177kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 28 ounces diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 4 ounce green chiles

Instructions

  • Heat heavy saucepan on medium heat.
  • Add oil and heat for 1 minute.
  • Add flour, whisk for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add can of diced tomatoes and stir.
  • Add chili powder, oregano, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and crushed garlic. Stir together.
  • Bring to boil and then add green chiles and stir.
  • Lower heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes
  • Top on enchiladas
  • Serve
  • Enjoy

Notes

Helpful tips
  • If you are gluten free, you can omit the oil and flour (roux) but know that it won't be as thick as mine.
  • You are going to whisk those oil and flour for at least a minute but two is better. You do this to lessen the floury taste, while forming a paste. It's okay if it's not a thick paste as it is used to thicken up the sauce.
  • Hubby can't take as much spice as I can, so if you like spicy, add as much chili powder as you like.
  • And if you don't like spicy, just omit the chili powder.
  • You don't have to use garlic paste if you can't get it at the store, substitute it with 2 - 3 cloves of chopped garlic.
  • You can find garlic paste in the produce section of the grocery store, near the fresh herbs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1028mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1442IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 4mg