Name: Quick Hearty Enchilada Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ tsp olive oil; 4 minced garlic cloves; 1½ cups reduced sodium chicken or vegetable broth; 3 cups canned tomato sauce; 2 tbsp chopped to taste chipotle chilis in adobo sauce; 1 tsp or more to taste mexican hot chili powder; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp kosher salt; to taste fresh black pepper

How To Make Quick Hearty Enchilada Sauce

Create your own enchilada sauce from scratch with broth, tomato sauce, and lots of chilis. This quick and easy sauce has a smooth texture and a spicy kick!

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½tspolive oil
4garlic cloves,minced
1½cupsreduced sodium chicken or vegetable broth
3cupstomato sauce,canned
2tbspchipotle chilis in adobo sauce,chopped to taste
1tspmexican hot chili powder,or more to taste
1tspground cumin
½tspkosher salt
fresh black pepper,to taste

Instructions

Heat a saucepan over medium heat, add the oil and garlic; sauté for about 1 minute until golden.
Add the chicken broth, tomato sauce, chipotle chiles, hot chili powder, cumin, and salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered for about 7 to 10 minutes.
Set aside until ready to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 61.22kcal
Fat: 1.41g
Saturated Fat: 0.20g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.62g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.38g
Carbohydrates: 12.20g
Fiber: 3.41g
Sugar: 6.82g
Protein: 2.73g
Sodium: 955.23mg
Calcium: 45.59mg
Potassium: 603.55mg
Iron: 2.40mg
Vitamin A: 79.24µg
Vitamin C: 16.97mg

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