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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

    Homemade Enchilada Sauce

    February 1, 2016 by Laureen King

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    It is so easy to make your own Homemade Enchilada Sauce!  This tasty recipe can be made in under 30 minutes and is perfect for all your Mexican dishes.

    Homemade Enchilada sauce

    I recently returned home from a wonderful humanitarian trip to Mexico.  We helped some in need families build brick walls and cement floors for their homes. Working along side some very dear friends digging trenches, building walls, hauling cement etc. was such a life-changing, rewarding experience. A trip such as this really gives one a reality check of what is important in life. The amazing people we helped have so little, work so hard just to get by, have a smile on their face, and never complain. I hope I think twice now before I complain about not enough cupboard space or needing the latest gadget to make life easier.

    Mexico humanitarian trip

    One the many things I love about Mexico is the food! I enjoyed some great authentic Mexican dishes and ate a ton of guacamole. So with some new inspiration from my trip I got back into my kitchen and cooked up my own version of Homemade Enchilada Sauce.

    homemade enchilada sauce

    The great thing about making your own enchilada sauce is that you can spice it up just the way you like. My husband likes a lot of heat, I like things pretty mild so I of course cooked what I like and my sauce is a more mild recipe. Add extra peppers, chili powder or even hot sauce if you like more heat. My recipe is a bit thicker, but simply add some water if you like it a thinner consistency.

    Wooden spoon scooping enchilada sauce from glass jar filled with enchilada sauce.

    Homemade Enchilada Sauce

    Laureen King
    This tasty recipe can be made in under 30 minutes and is perfect for all your Mexican dishes.
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    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Side Dish, Vegetarian
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 2 cups
    Calories 51 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup onion finely chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
    • ½ cup Poblano peppers finely chopped
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • ½ teaspoon chill powder
    • 1 can (680ml/24oz) tomato sauce
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • In large skillet saute onion until soft and browned. (about 5 minutes)
    • Add garlic and Poblano peppers. Cook additional 2 minutes
    • Stir in oregano, cumin, chili powder.
    • Mix in tomato sauce.
    • Season with salt and pepper. (taste before adding salt as some tomato sauces are saltier)
    • simmer for 15-20 minutes
    • serve over enchiladas, casseroles or meat dishes.

    Notes

    for thinner sauce stir in ½ cup water.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 51kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gSodium: 20mgPotassium: 199mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 340IUVitamin C: 36.8mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1.3mg
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    1. Anastasia Rutter

      February 10, 2016 at 10:27 am

      Mmm this is great, the sauce is nice and thick, just like I like it!!! Thank you

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      • Laureen King

        February 12, 2016 at 11:42 pm

        Yes, that is the way my family likes it as well

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      February 4, 2016 at 1:58 pm

      […] trip to Colima, Mexico. My recipe for Chicken Enchiladas is bursting with flavour starting with my Homemade Enchilada Sauce. These easy to make enchiladas are cheesy, have  just the right amount of spice and will have your […]

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