Enchilada Sauce

Enchilada Sauce

Enchilada Sauce

Ingredients

  • 3 T chili powder
  • 3 T flour
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

Directions

  1. Combine all the dry ingredients in a small bowl. (Or you can keep from having to wash an extra bowl by putting the dry ingredients directly into the sauce pan.)
  2. Slowly add enough of the chicken broth to make a thin paste, then add the rest of the broth. (I just added all the broth slowly while stirring constantly with a whisk.)
  3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
  4. Once the sauce thickens, stir in the tomato sauce and heat through.

How to Make an Enchilada Sauce Dry Mix:

Mix together the spices (first 5 ingredients) and then add 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon granules to the mix. Store the dry mix in a sealed container until ready to use. Then when you make the sauce, put the mix in a sauce pan, whisk in 3 cups of water, and then follow directions #3 and #4 above.

3momsapproved Enchilada Sauce

AUTHOR | Joy Miller

Joy, one of the original 3 Moms at Happy to be at Home, is the wife of a music minister and spends her days homeschooling her three children (ages 6, 9, and 11), teaching piano lessons from her home, and trying to improve her cooking skills. You can read more about Joy on her personal blog, Five J's.

Posted by Joy Miller on Jun 6th, 2008 | Filed Under Cooking and Baking
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  1. Melissa | June 6th, 2008, at 3:48 pm >>

    I used this reciepe last week and it is wonderful and very easy to make! I also makes alot. I am thinking that the next time I make it I will freeze some of it for later use. Thanks so much for sharing this. I love the new blog!

    Melissa

  2. Alisa | June 6th, 2008, at 6:28 pm >>

    I just started making homemade enchilda sauce. I will have to try your recipe out.

  3. Amy | June 7th, 2008, at 12:13 am >>

    I make a lot of stuff homemade, but I’ve NEVER THOUGHT to make my own enchilada sauce! Thanks — I’ll be trying that soon!

  4. Stephanie | June 7th, 2008, at 6:15 pm >>

    I was just thinking the last time I bought the canned version that it was getting pretty expensive! I never even thought about making my own! Thanks. I”ll be giving this a try really soon, as enchiladas are on my menu soon! :)

  5. Wet Burritos | Happy to be at Home | June 23rd, 2008, at 3:20 am >>

    [...] with enchilada sauce until the burritos are completely [...]

  6. Julie Stiles Mills | June 25th, 2008, at 3:47 am >>

    THANKS so much for this! After seeing your recipe for wet burritos on your other blog, I bought enchilada sauce for the first time, but wasn’t too happy about the cost or the ingredients. This looks very promising! Thanks again.

  7. Lenetta | June 25th, 2008, at 11:55 am >>

    Hooray! I love enchilada sauce, but was thinking the other day how nice it would be to make my own. I came over from your comment on Pragmatic Compendium via TammysRecipes.com. Thanks!

  8. The Economy and Your Habits | Happy to be at Home | July 17th, 2008, at 9:14 pm >>

    [...] make them at home, our food menu is much more varied and we’re spending less (breadsticks, enchilada sauce, gravy and biscuits, cinnamon rolls, [...]

  9. last minute wet burritos « Pragmatic Compendium | July 31st, 2008, at 10:53 am >>

    [...] Thanks for the comments, Joy! And I’m going to try your recipe for homemade enchilada sauce! Find more recipes and great tips over at Kitchen Tip Tuesdays hosted by Tammy’s Recipes! [...]

  10. Stephanie | August 12th, 2008, at 3:00 pm >>

    This has been on my list of things to try. Surprised to see cocoa powder in there. thanks for the recipe!

  11. Slow Cooker Chicken Wet Burritos « Five J’s | November 2nd, 2008, at 9:09 am >>

    [...] on top of that. I rolled up the burritos and put them in a large baking dish, smothered them with homemade enchilda sauce, and sprinkled a bit of cheese on top. Then into the oven for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees and [...]

  12. The Origin of “The Rule” « Branny Boils Over | March 7th, 2009, at 8:13 pm >>

    [...] Homemade Enchilada Sauce (makes a ton! Happy to be Home) [...]

  13. Tabby | May 19th, 2009, at 1:37 pm >>

    I love you for this. Thank you so much!

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