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Joanna

Easy Homemade Red Gluten Free Enchilada Sauce

This easy homemade gluten free enchilada sauce recipe comes together quickly with just a few pantry staples
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: sauce
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 79
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 Cup Avocado Oil or sunflower oil or other neutral flavored oil
  • 2 tablespoon Gluten-free flour blend I recommend King Arthur's Measure for Measure blend
  • 2 tablespoon Chili powder
  • 1 8 oz Can of tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon Onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon Brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt plus more to taste
  • 1 cup Water Alternatively, chicken broth can be used for more flavor.

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. 1/4 Cup Avocado Oil
  2. Stir in gluten-free flour blend as well as the chili powder into the oil. 2 tablespoon Gluten-free flour blend 2 tablespoon Chili powder
  3. Whisk till smooth.
  4. Add in the rest of the seasonings and brown sugar. 1/4 teaspoon Ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon Onion powder 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder 1 tablespoon Brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  5. It should be at a simmer, stir it often over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
  6. (Each stove is different, so if your medium heat is too hot and it's sputtering a lot, turn down the heat some.)
  7. Remove saucepan from heat for the next step.
  8. Carefully add in the tomato sauce. (Tomato sauce tends to splatter when hot. Which is why you remove the pan from the heat.) 1 8 oz Can of tomato sauce
  9. Add in the water. 1 cup Water
  10. Stir/ whisk till smooth.
  11. Return to the stovetop and cook over medium-low heat.
  12. Simmer with lid on, stiring occasionally for 5-10 minutes.
  13. Serve/ use immedietly in your favorite Mexican recipes. Or cool down to room temperature before storing for later use.

Nutrition

Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 181mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 594IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.5mg

Notes

Tomato paste can be substituted for the tomato sauce with these changes: Use 4 oz of tomato paste instead of 8 oz of tomato sauce. Increase water  to 1 1/4 cup. 
I recommend King Arthur, Measure for Measure Flour gluten free flour blend. The link is listed above.
This recipe makes approximately 2 cups of gluten free red enchilada sauce. 

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