Red Enchilada Sauce

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Serves 4

This homemade enchilada sauce recipe is better than store-bought! Flavorful and easy to make, it comes together in 20 minutes with basic pantry ingredients.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons avocado oil
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 to 3 tablespoons chili powder, to taste
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1½ cups vegetable broth

Instructions

Heat the avocado oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk for 1 minute, or until well combined with the oil. Add the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and oregano and whisk for 1 minute, or until fragrant, reducing the heat as needed if the spices begin to stick or burn. Slowly add the tomato sauce and then the broth, whisking continuously until smooth.
Simmer for 12 minutes, or until thickened. The sauce will thicken more as it cools. Use in your favorite enchilada recipe.

Notes

Makes 1¾ cups

Nutrition facts calculated for 1/4 recipe

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