Girl Gone Gourmet

Gourmet Comfort Food Recipes

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Cookbook
    • Free Email Bonus: Gourmet Made Simple!
    • Work with Me
    • Press
    • Privacy Policy
  • All Recipes
  • Main Dishes
  • Side Dishes
  • Appetizers
  • Desserts
  • Breakfast

September 30, 2019

Homemade Enchilada Sauce (Quick & Easy!)

Home » Quick & Easy » Homemade Enchilada Sauce (Quick & Easy!)

Skip To RecipePrint Recipe

Learn how to make homemade enchilada sauce. This recipe is quick, easy and delicious! You can easily double or triple this recipe and freeze the sauce to have on hand for enchiladas, burritos, and tacos. You only need a few simple ingredients to make it!

close-up up photo of a wooden spoon stirring enchilada sauce

I’m not opposed to short-cuts, but when I find myself using an ingredient a lot, my practical self kicks in and I like to go DIY. In this case, homemade enchilada sauce. In the past, I might go the store-bought route or just cobble together a sauce with whatever I have on hand. But, back in August, when I wanted to make two batches of enchiladas for a birthday dinner (one with green sauce and another with red) I consulted the interwebs for an easy enchilada sauce.

I found a recipe on Dinner, Then Dessert and it was everything it promised to be – quick, easy, and delicious. I, of course, have since played around with it and have settled on a version that is now my go-to homemade enchilada sauce.

You can make a single batch in about 15 minutes, you can make a big batch and freeze it for later and you can use it on all the enchiladas, tacos, and breakfast burritos.

What I Love about this Recipe

  • First, it’s easy! Like, 15-minutes easy and it calls for ingredients you probably already have on hand.
  • It has a touch of butter. Instead of using all oil, I add some butter which gives the sauce a touch of richness and buttery flavor. It’s not authentic, but it’s delicious.
  • You don’t need a bunch of spices. If you’ve been following along in the last few months you’ve probably noticed I’ve been using chili seasoning in a lot of recipes. Instead of mixing chili powder, cumin, garlic and onion powder to make chili seasoning I use a premade chili seasoning blend. It has everything in it so no need to dig through the spice cabinet looking for different spices. You can find chili seasoning blends at the store – sometimes local brands are better than the mainstream national brands, so try a few and pick a favorite.
  • If you make a lot of recipes with enchilada sauce, you can easily double or triple this recipe and make a big batch. You can freeze the enchilada sauce for months.

How to Make Homemade Enchilada Sauce

  • Heat vegetable oil and butter together in a saucepan. Once the butter has melted add the chili seasoning and stir to combine.
  • Add all-purpose flour and stir to combine. Cook the mixture for a minute or so.
  • Add the tomato sauce and chicken stock and stir. Simmer the sauce for 5 to 10 minutes or until it’s thickened.
  • Taste the enchilada sauce and add salt, to taste.
photo of a container of enchilada sacue

Ways to Use Homemade Enchilada Sauce

Use your homemade enchilada sauce to make:

  • Black bean enchiladas
  • Breakfast enchiladas
  • Mexican rice casserole
  • Enchilada pie
  • Stuffed Poblano Peppers
  • Beef Burrito Bowls

Want to join me in saying goodbye to store-bought enchilada sauce? I hope you give this easy recipe a try!

Happy cooking,

April

📩 Want more delicious recipe ideas? Sign up and get the free email series Gourmet Made Easy plus new recipes delivered to your inbox!

Print
clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares icon
photo of enchilada sauce

Homemade Enchilada Sauce (Quick & Easy!)


★★★★★

5 from 3 reviews

  • Author: April Anderson
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Description

This enchilada sauce recipe is quick, easy and delicious! You can easily double or triple this recipe and freeze the sauce to have on hand for enchiladas, burritos, and tacos. You only need a few simple ingredients to make it!


Scale

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons chili seasoning (see note)
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chicken broth (see note)
  • 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Heat the butter and oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted add the chili seasoning and stir to combine.
  2. Add the flour and stir to combine. Cook the mixture for about a minute stirring frequently. Add the broth, tomato sauce, and salt. Stir to combine. Simmer the sauce for five to ten minutes or until it’s thickened.
  3. Store the enchilada sauce in an airtight container. It will keep in the refridgerator for up to three to four days. Or freeze the sauce for up to 3 months.

Notes

Be sure to use a chili (or taco) seasoning blend, which is a combination of different spices, instead of just plain chili powder. 

I like chicken stock, but you can also substitute vegetable broth or water. Depending on what you use you may need to adjust the amount of salt in the recipe.

The sauce may thicken up in the refrigerator so you may need to thin it with some stock or water when you reheat it.

Recipe adapted from Dinner, then Dessert

  • Category: Sauces
  • Method: Stove
  • Cuisine: Mexican-American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: about 1/4 cup
  • Calories: 83
  • Sugar: 1.5g
  • Fat: 6.7g
  • Carbohydrates: 5.4g
  • Fiber: 0.8g
  • Protein: 1.2g

Keywords: easy enchilada sauce, homemade enchilada sauce

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @girlgonegourmet on Instagram and hashtag it #girlgonegourmet


8 Comments

« Vegetable Beef Soup
Stuffed Poblano Peppers »

Comments

  1. DEBBIE says

    May 30, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    American but living in Toronto for 20 years now, not common to find enchilada sauce in a can here. Wanted to make a recipe my cousins shared with me that called for canned sauce. Just made this and so excited to put it all together tomorrow night. So easy and tasty!! THANK YOU

    Reply
  2. Belinda says

    May 22, 2020 at 7:53 pm

    I realized I didn’t have canned enchilada sauce, so I looked up enchilada sauce and found your recipe. It was so easy and so delicious! I make the easy carne sauce with enchilada sauce and no bean canned chili, then stuff the tortillas with cheese, and add sauce, cheese, and chopped onions to the top. OMG! Thanks for the great recipe…no need to buy premade sauce, again!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Nicole says

    April 21, 2020 at 9:35 pm

    This sauce. Is super easy and SUPER yummy. Thank you so much for sharing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • April Anderson says

      April 23, 2020 at 3:25 pm

      So glad you liked it!

      Reply
  4. Tracey says

    April 14, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    So easy & made my leftover turkey enchiladas the best I’ve ever made (general consensus)!
    I added a little fajita season to the taco seasoning, it gave it a little more of a zip and made it a little more spicy!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • April Anderson says

      April 14, 2020 at 6:07 pm

      I’m so happy you like it! Love that you added fajita seasoning – sounds great 🙂 Thank you so much for the rating!

      Reply
  5. E de Bruyn says

    February 15, 2020 at 2:26 am

    I made this sauce vegan, only using vegan margarine and vegetable stock (carrot, celery). It was so delicious poured over enchiladas filled with black beans. Was really nice

    Reply
    • April Anderson says

      February 17, 2020 at 8:17 am

      Thanks for sharing your adjustments!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Welcome to Girl Gone Gourmet

Hi, I’m April! Comfort-food connoisseur, cookbook author, and parsley superfan – thanks for stopping by! Learn more… 

Categories

Popular Recipes

Dinner for One: Easy Pasta with Olive Oil & Garlic
Creamy Poblano Chicken Enchiladas
Slow-Cooked Short Rib Ragu
Eggplant Casserole
Italian Sandwich Sliders
Easy Dinner Recipes for Two
Truffle Mushroom Pasta
How to Froth Milk

You might also like

chicken soup photo collage

25 Chicken Soup Recipes

Beef Fajitas

Beef Fajitas

beefaroni

Short Rib Beefaroni

new years eve snacks photo collage

New Year’s Eve Snack Ideas

baked ziti

Four Cheese Baked Ziti

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 · Divine theme by Restored 316 · Logo + Site Design by Sweet Southern Media

Copyright © 2021 · Divine Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • 22
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkNoRead more