Perfect Enchilada Sauce

Submitted by Margo59

"Use this in place of canned enchilada sauce in your recipe. I like it better than the canned and it's a snap to prepare."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 2 cups

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups hot water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

directions

1. Mix ingredients with whisk to incorporate.
2. I use this in my Enchilada recipe #94490.

Reviews

[Montana Heart Song]

This is great!! With red sauce and enchilada sauce going through the roof in price, this is a great recipe, if I don't have paste I use tomato sauce and cut the water 1/4 cup.

 

[Pam C.]

P.S. For those that think the sauce is too thin...it will cook up. Do not add the cornstarch or your enchiladas will be dryer. This is yummy just as it is!

 

[mmcwillis]

I toasted the tomato paste with a little oil and used chicken broth instead of water. Very delicious

 

[ColoradoCooking]

This was ok. It’s just not enchilada sauce! I tried it to see how it would turn our but won’t be making again.

 

[Jennifer M.]

i am an extreme couponer, and have like 30 packets of taco seasoning mix that i got for 25cents each, and i also love chicken enchiladas, but hate canned enchilada sauce because it tastes metallic. . . so just out of curiosity, i googled taco seasoning mix and enchilada sauce, and i ended up here. i'm glad!!! at first, it seemed like it didnt have the right flavor i was aiming for, so i added chili powder to it until it got the right flavor, but this recipe is a great starting point, and im super grateful to have found it........... i wont ever buy canned again, and am glad to have a use for this taco seasoning mix, i never wouldve been able to eat that many tacos, but i use a ton of enchilada sauce, for enchiladas (of course), but also for refried beans (pintos n' cheese). thank you for the recipe!!!