Simple Homemade Chipotle Enchilada Sauce

Chipolte Enchilada Sauce surrounded by it's ingredients tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, hot pepper

Simple Homemade Chipotle Enchilada Sauce

This quick 10 minute 10 ingredient simple chipotle enchilada sauce recipe and add some flavorful smokey spice to your Taco Tuesday!

Course Sauce

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword Chipotle Sauce, Enchilada Sauce, Taco Sauce, Taco Tuesday

Prep Time 1 minute

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings cups

Calories 863kcal

Author Leah Ashley

Equipment

Large Deep Sauce Pan
Wooden Spoon
Cutting Board
Knife

Ingredients

2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
2 whole chipotle peppers finely chopped
4 tbsp. chili powder
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp dried oregano
1 ½ cups vegetable stock

Instructions

Melt butter in a deep large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and let cook for 30 seconds.
While whisking slowly add in the tomato sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, cumin, and oregano. Add in a quarter of your finely chopped chipotles. (see notes)
Slowly whisk in the veggie stock.
Take a spoon and carefully taste test the sauce. If you would like the sauce more spicy add in more of your chopped-up chipotle peppers. Keep taste testing until you reach your desired spice level for the sauce.
Use right away, or place in a jar and refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze in a freezer bag for up to 6 months.

Notes

Not all peppers are considered equal, some chipotles are spicier than others even if they are in the same can. I recommend finely chopping up 2 peppers and slowly adding them in the sauce taste testing after every add to ensure your sauce won't be too spicy.

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