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My favorite homemade enchilada sauce recipe is easy to make with pantry ingredients, it only requires about 5 minutes of prep time, and it tastes so flavorful and delicious.
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This recipe for Southwestern-style red enchilada sauce has been the starring ingredient in my favorite enchilada recipe for years and years. And every time I bake up a batch of enchiladas for a gathering, friends always ask for the recipe.
By contrast to many Mexican-style enchilada sauces, this recipe does not include tomatoes but rather centers its flavor around a rich blend of seasonings that you likely already have in your pantry (chili powder, cumin, garlic and oregano). On its own, the sauce is naturally fairly mild, although you are welcome to amp up the heat if you’d like. And its deliciously warm, toasty, earthy flavors pair perfectly with any variety of enchilada recipes.
The good news too is that this recipe only takes about 5 minutes to prep, plus an additional 15-ish minutes to simmer on the stove. It’s naturally vegetarian, vegan and can also be made gluten-free if you’d like. It’s made entirely with pantry ingredients, and can be customized to be more spicy, smoky, tomato-y, or even creamy if you prefer. And I must say — it’s a million times better than the canned stuff!
Thousands of our readers have made and loved this recipe over the years. So if you have yet to give it a try, I say it’s time!
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Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce Ingredients:
To make this easy enchilada sauce recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
Oil and flour: These will form the roux to thicken the sauce. You’re welcome to use any type of neutral-flavored oil (or butter) that you prefer. And while I typically use all-purpose flour, you are welcome to sub in a 1-for-1 GF flour blend instead to make this recipe gluten-free.
Chili powder: For all of our international readers, please note that this recipe calls for American-style chili powder, which is actually a blend of various chilis and seasonings, including a typically small percentage of cayenne. (Most chili powders sold outside of the States are 100% cayenne, which will not work for this recipe.) I recommend investing in a good-quality brand of chili powder for this recipe, since it is the primary seasoning for this sauce. But keep in mind that chili powder blends vary from brand to brand, so it’s worth experimenting with a few to find the one that you love best!
Garlic powder, ground cumin, dried oregano: These are the other dried seasonings that we will use in the sauce. Feel free to increase the amount of any one of these once you have tasted the sauce, if you would like.
Veggie or chicken stock: I also recommend using some good-quality stock in this recipe, which will add a delicious depth of flavor to the sauce.
Fine sea salt: And finally, don’t forget to season the sauce! I typically add in about 1/2 teaspoon, but the amount needed will likely depend significantly on the brand and saltiness of the stock that you use.
How To Make Enchilada Sauce:
Here are the basic steps for how to make enchilada sauce (full instructions included in the recipe box below):
Cook the roux and spices: In a small saucepan, we’ll first cook the flour and oil together to form the roux, and then whisk in the spices to briefly toast them in the saucepan before adding in the stock.
Simmer: Gradually add in the stock while whisking the sauce, in order to blend in any lumps. Then bring the sauce to a simmer and let it cook (you want to maintain a low bubble) for 10-15 minutes, or until it has reduced to your desired thickness.
Season: Season with salt (or any extra seasonings that you might like to add) to taste.
Serve: Then serve it up in a pan of enchiladas or whatever recipe sounds good…and enjoy!
Possible Variations:
This recipe is quite flexible, so please feel free to tinker around with ingredient amounts and customize it however you prefer! For example, you could…
Make it gluten-free: You can either use an 1-for-1 gluten-free flour blend, in place of the AP flour. Or you can omit the flour and instead add a cornstarch slurry (equal parts cornstarch and cold water whisked together) to the sauce once it is simmering to thicken it.
Make it creamy: Whisk in 1/2 cup of heavy cream to turn this recipe into a delicious creamy enchilada sauce.
Make it spicier: Feel free to add in a pinch or two of cayenne to make this sauce even spicier. Or alternately, you can choose to use ancho chili powder in place of standard American chili powder, which has a smokier and slightly spicier flavor.
Make it milder: American chili powder should naturally be quite mild. But if you are wary of heat, feel free to start with 2 tablespoons (instead of 4 tablespoons) of chili powder in the recipe. Then once the sauce has simmered, give it a taste and feel free to add more if you would like.
Make it smokier: Feel free to swap some of the American chili powder for chipotle chili powder, if you would like this sauce to have a smoky chipotle kick. (Also note that chipotle powder is considerably spicier, so this version would pack more heat too.)
Add tomato sauce: If you would like to have a more tomato-y enchilada sauce, you are welcome to add a few tablespoons of tomato paste to the sauce.
Ways To Use Enchilada Sauce:
Here are a few of my favorite ways to use this easy enchilada sauce:
Casseroles: If you don’t feel like rolling up your enchiladas, try ‘stacking’ them into a casserole, such as this chicken enchilada casserole (one of our readers’ favorite recipes!).
My favorite homemade enchilada sauce recipe is easy to make with pantry ingredients, it only requires about 5 minutes of prep time, and it tastes so flavorful and delicious.
Cook the roux and spices: Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Add in the chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 more minute, whisking constantly.
Simmer: Gradually pour in the stock, whisking constantly to combine until no lumps remain. Continue cooking until the sauce reaches a simmer. Then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer (the sauce should continue lightly bubbling) for about 10-15 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce has slightly thickened.
Season: Give the sauce a taste and season with salt, as needed. (I typically add 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, but the saltiness of the sauce can vary depending on the brand of stock that you use.)
Serve: Use immediately in your favorite recipe and enjoy!
Chili powder (important note): The amount is correct. And as mentioned above, this recipe calls for traditional American chili powder, which is not cayenne. American chili powder is actually a blend of spices that are typically quite mild, whereas international chili powders are usually 100% cayenne (and very spicy). So if you live outside of the United States, please look specifically for an American-style chili powder blend.
Gluten-free option: Feel free to use a 1-to-1 all-purpose gluten-free flour blend in place of the all-purpose flour. Or alternately, you can thicken the sauce with a cornstarch slurry (equal parts cold water and cornstarch whisked together, then added to the sauce once it has reached a simmer).
Storage instructions: Let the sauce cool to room temperature. Then transfer it to a mason jar or food storage container and refrigerate for up to 5 days. Unfortunately this sauce separates a bit once it has frozen, so I don’t recommend freezing it.
Outstanding recipe. I tried it straight the first time and it worked very well. It spread well and was thick enough not to run off the shells. Tangy without too much heat. I tend to like a little more heat, but the rest of the family doesn’t. It was quick and easy and stored well overnight and reheated without changing the taste or consistency.
I used a homemade chicken stock made from big-box roasted chicken carcass. I poured it straight from the stockpot to the strainer to the enchilada sauce pan. Normally, I would refrigerate overnight to remove the fat, but it was very flavorful with it.
I’m not much of a cook, but I ran out of my canned enchilada sauce. I snagged this recipe and made it. It was great! Better (and cheaper) then the canned stuff I used to use. I don’t think I’ll ever purchase sauce again. Too easy to make it myself.
I made this earlier in the week using homemade chicken stock and following the recipe exactly. It was my first time making an enchilada sauce, and it was perfect! The deep color of the sauce makes it appealing, and it had just enough heat with the ingredients in the filling. Thank you for this recipe!
You must not have made it correctly. As a Chef this recipe is absolutely perfect. Better than any restaurant I have ever gone to and everyone in my household agreed..
Super easy and so delicious! I’ve made this multiple times. Most recently I tried adding 1.5 oz unsweetened chocolate and — wow! Really kicks up the d elote of the flavor and gives a rich, velvety texture.
This was amazing!! I don’t know what happened to the other reviews that said it was gritty. This was perfect! I didn’t trust the recipe at first so I didn’t use my high quality chili powder but next time I most definitely will!!
OMG I’ve been looking for this recipe for years! We made one 30+ years ago for a school enchilada night, and everyone raved about it. Then I lost the recipe! Thank you, thank you!!
Thanks for an easy and quick recipe! I used adobo instead of garlic powder and salt. Also added a squirt of honey for some sweetness and a dash of chipotle powder for heat!
The sauce us excellent. My error was i didnt have American chile powder so used Mexican. I cut it back to two tablespoons but oh my lips are still on fire. Trying to cool it back some before i add to enchiladas. But the taste is awesome.
Joanne Casey —
Did you ever get an answer? I was thinking of making it without the rouge and canning it. When I wanted to use it I would make the rouge and add the can of sauce. My thoughts anyway…
OH MY GOODNESS! This is amazing. You are TOTALLY RIGHT…this sauce makes the dish. I am so grateful for this recipe. I used the gluten free flour and it was incredibly delicious. Thank you so much for sharing. This is my forever Enchlida sauce!
We love this sauce recipe! Next time we make your Best Chicken Enchiladas EVER recipe we will make/use double the sauce.
Betty —
This is the best enchilada sauce I’ve ever eaten!!’ I’m sharing this recipe with everyone. It’s over-the-top good. And, its ease to make is a big bonus.
I am one of those crazy people who tries a new recipe for company. I decided to make chicken enchiladas using this sauce as part of the recipe. Our family likes things a little spicy so I changd out 1 tbsp of the chili powder with a smaller amount of chipotle chili powder. The sauce ended up VERY SPICY — too hot for my company. My bad. Otherwise it was really delicious without that processed taste store bought sauces have. Mine did not taste bitter or gritty. I would recommend this, just don’t do what I did if you don’t want it really spicy. I have added a bunch of different things to dilute the spice — should be good for my company now!
Awesome recipe, have used it quite a few times now and want to used it on holiday, I’m wondering if can prep the sauce a few days before? Should be OK shouldn’t it?
Kimberly —
Haven’t made it yet but it says in the recipe you can put it in the fridge for up to 5 days.
This is super delicious! I’ve made it at least 6 times now and I’ve found that I like my enchilada sauce a little bit spicy so I’ll replace some of the chili powder with chipotle chili powder which gives it a little bit of heat and some smokiness.
Leah Lujan —
I would like to suggest new mexico chili powder as an option. My mom makes a similar recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Could you can this? I would like to make a giant batch once over several small ones. Thanks!
Melissa —
There are no acidifying ingredients in this recipe like tomatoes, sugar or vinegar that would make it safe to water-bath can. To water-bath can anything, the pH must be at or below 4.6 and none of the ingredients in this recipe would contribute to lowering the pH enough to safely trust water-bath canning it. If you have a way to test the pH you could try experimenting with adding citric acid to get it at or below 4.6 but that would make the sauce sour.
I wouldn’t consider pressure canning either as the flour used to make the roux (wheat or Gluten free) is seldom recommended in any updated USDA tested pressure canning recipes from the past 20 yrs, as flour can be unpredictable with pressure canning and potentially make the sauce too dense to maintain sufficient heat and pressure to be safely pressure canned.
I’m also an avid canner and will can anything in sight (my husband jokes about hiding our wiener dogs when I break out the canning equipment) but this recipe greatly appealed to me for the very reason that it doesn’t have tomatoes, sugar or vinegar like other enchilada sauce recipes. I’ve made it with both all purpose flour and gluten free flour for my gluten intolerant husband and either way is outstanding. It’s easy enough to make as needed as it doesn’t require a long simmer to blend the flavors, so I won’t try to can it.
This is a great recipe! Thanks . I use an excellent chili powder from the Santa Cruz Chili company in Arizona for all my Mexican cooking recipes. No additions needed.
After we moved from Arizona they have shipped their products to us in New Mexico, Oklahoma and now to Florida. I have been using their products for over 40 years and highly recommend their chili powder ( both hot and mild) and their chili paste. Check out their site.
Www.santacruzchili.com.
I made this recipe because I am always looking for the secret to restaurants enchilada sauce. In a nutshell, no tomatoes. It turned out really spicy and hot and i thought I surely Had used the wrong chili powder. I served it the next day and it was excellent. The flavors had melded and the sauce was rich, smooth, no bitterness Or sharp heat. A real winner and it is so good with chips. No changes to the recipe for me. Glad you mentioned not freezing it. That is exactly what I would have done.
Jen —
I totally freeze this. To bring it back together I just heat it up whisk it again and it’s all good. I also mix some of the enchilada sauce into the enchilada filling and pour the rest on top. I mix cheese and everything in there and it’s so much easier to assemble and so delicious. I’ve even started making myself black beans and sweet potato enchiladas, make the chicken ones for the significant other. Always make extras everyone wants the leftovers even if they want here to eat it!
I’ve only made enchiladas maybe twice Within a 4-year span and always used pre-made sauce. After this recipe, I can’t go back. This is my 2nd time making this 4 weeks apart. The 1st time I used foreign chili powder because it was what I had. You are right, very hot and still good, but this time I’m using American chili powder. Thanks!
Delicious! Used this with homemade beef burritos and it tasted exactly like our local Mexican Restaurant. Other recipes I had used in the past for burritos called for a can of Enchilada sauce, it would then ruin the dinner. The store-bought cans of sauce are awful and leave a terrible after-taste. This recipe is very smooth and delicious. I have to admit though that I cut the chili powder in half, just due to my husband’s sensitive stomach. Thought I’d try that much and the. Increase as needed. This was the perfect amount for us. Not a bit of dinner leftover!
I would like to thank you for posting this enchilada drink recipe. Yes, it’s that good. I’ve made it twice in 24 hours now. I put it on everything – eggs, nachos, and believe it or not, actual enchiladas. Cooks beware: if you taste it too early, it will seem bitter. I thought oh no! Is my chili powder old? Does the flour need to cook off? Patience. Let it simmer. Let it thicken a bit. The bare notes strung together metamorphose into a beautiful melody for your taste buds. Donating cans of enchilada sauce to local food kitchen now because I no longer have a use for them.
This was a very good enchilada sauce! I made one before that was too overpowering so was very happy with the results of this one! I did cut back on the chili powder and added some chipotle sauce along with smoked paprika. All else remained as per the recipe.
Thank-you!
We will be always using this one in the future :)
I have not made this enchilada sauce yet but I wanted to make sure I’m using the correct chili powder. I am using McCormick Organic Chili powder. I read the ingredients and it does have additional ingredients so I’m pretty sure it is the American Chili?
Everyone loved it! Had a little bit of a mishap with the chili powder as I only had about 2T of my favorite San Antonio chili powder. I grabbed the next best thing I had, which was chipotle chili, and it didn’t occur to me to dial it back a bit. We downed a lot of water, but even still it was some of the best enchilada sauce I’ve had in a while! I never would have thought it would be so simple to make!
Jaclyn —
I’m in San Antonio. Which San Antonio chili powder are you using?
This recipe is awesome! It really does taste like enchilada sauce from a restaurant. I had never made enchilada sauce before making this one and I was amazed at how easy it was to do, and how few ingredients were needed. I had everything on hand already which made it that much better. Highly recommend making this sauce whether or not you’ve made an enchilada sauce before!
This is the BEST enchilada recipe ever. I’ve made it twice now and RAVE reviews from many people.
I use chopped jalapeños instead of the green chili and follow everything else as is.
It will be used for decades to come…thank you for sharing!
I see several comments referencing Santa Cruz Chili powder. My family started Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Co in 1943. I would be happy to send you a sample if you send me a mailing address. We began growing and processing our famous mild red chili powder in Arizona but now have it grown in Mesilla Valley New Mexico, using seed especially developed here in Arizona. I look forward to hearing from you. BTW love your website.
Excellent and so easy. I will never buy canned enchilada sauce again!
Outstanding recipe. I tried it straight the first time and it worked very well. It spread well and was thick enough not to run off the shells. Tangy without too much heat. I tend to like a little more heat, but the rest of the family doesn’t. It was quick and easy and stored well overnight and reheated without changing the taste or consistency.
I used a homemade chicken stock made from big-box roasted chicken carcass. I poured it straight from the stockpot to the strainer to the enchilada sauce pan. Normally, I would refrigerate overnight to remove the fat, but it was very flavorful with it.
I’m not much of a cook, but I ran out of my canned enchilada sauce. I snagged this recipe and made it. It was great! Better (and cheaper) then the canned stuff I used to use. I don’t think I’ll ever purchase sauce again. Too easy to make it myself.
Thanks for the quick sauce recipe. It was delicious. I used less chili powder and the sauce still tasted wonderful :)
Easy! Delicious! I like the option that include s chipotle powder. Thank you!
Love this sauce, to cut the heat for my partner i use smoked paprika to keep the flavour without the heat
Tasted like chili powder. I must have done something wrong. Had to throw away the enchiladas.
This recipe is easy and delicious. No more can for me. I made it for the first time and my family loved it.
Thanks for sharing.
I made this earlier in the week using homemade chicken stock and following the recipe exactly. It was my first time making an enchilada sauce, and it was perfect! The deep color of the sauce makes it appealing, and it had just enough heat with the ingredients in the filling. Thank you for this recipe!
Great site
Yep!! Best enchiladas ever
horrible, ruined my enchilada’s!
You must not have made it correctly. As a Chef this recipe is absolutely perfect. Better than any restaurant I have ever gone to and everyone in my household agreed..
Super easy and so delicious! I’ve made this multiple times. Most recently I tried adding 1.5 oz unsweetened chocolate and — wow! Really kicks up the d elote of the flavor and gives a rich, velvety texture.
This was amazing!! I don’t know what happened to the other reviews that said it was gritty. This was perfect! I didn’t trust the recipe at first so I didn’t use my high quality chili powder but next time I most definitely will!!
Good sauce but reduce or omit the salt if using pre-packaged salt or it will turn out too salty!
OMG I’ve been looking for this recipe for years! We made one 30+ years ago for a school enchilada night, and everyone raved about it. Then I lost the recipe! Thank you, thank you!!
Thanks for an easy and quick recipe! I used adobo instead of garlic powder and salt. Also added a squirt of honey for some sweetness and a dash of chipotle powder for heat!
Good flavor but a little salty for my taste. I will cut the salt next time for sure.
Can you make this with just ancho chili powder only instead of regular chili powder?
The sauce us excellent. My error was i didnt have American chile powder so used Mexican. I cut it back to two tablespoons but oh my lips are still on fire. Trying to cool it back some before i add to enchiladas. But the taste is awesome.
Did you ever get an answer? I was thinking of making it without the rouge and canning it. When I wanted to use it I would make the rouge and add the can of sauce. My thoughts anyway…
The best recipe I’ve ever found for enchilada sauce. Hooray!
Can I freeze extra enchilada sauce? Thanks for this great recipe!
OH MY GOODNESS! This is amazing. You are TOTALLY RIGHT…this sauce makes the dish. I am so grateful for this recipe. I used the gluten free flour and it was incredibly delicious. Thank you so much for sharing. This is my forever Enchlida sauce!
We love this sauce recipe! Next time we make your Best Chicken Enchiladas EVER recipe we will make/use double the sauce.
This is the best enchilada sauce I’ve ever eaten!!’ I’m sharing this recipe with everyone. It’s over-the-top good. And, its ease to make is a big bonus.
Amazing recipe! Got rave reviews all around the table!
I am one of those crazy people who tries a new recipe for company. I decided to make chicken enchiladas using this sauce as part of the recipe. Our family likes things a little spicy so I changd out 1 tbsp of the chili powder with a smaller amount of chipotle chili powder. The sauce ended up VERY SPICY — too hot for my company. My bad. Otherwise it was really delicious without that processed taste store bought sauces have. Mine did not taste bitter or gritty. I would recommend this, just don’t do what I did if you don’t want it really spicy. I have added a bunch of different things to dilute the spice — should be good for my company now!
Delicious! But I put too much chilli in! What can I put in it to dull it down?
I’ve made this recipe probably 20 times at least and whenever the sauce is too hot, or just generally, i add a bit of honey
If to strong, add more broth to dilute it. ?
Fantastic
Awesome recipe, have used it quite a few times now and want to used it on holiday, I’m wondering if can prep the sauce a few days before? Should be OK shouldn’t it?
Haven’t made it yet but it says in the recipe you can put it in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Taste great!!
This is the best recipe ever. I will never use another kind!!!!!
This is super delicious! I’ve made it at least 6 times now and I’ve found that I like my enchilada sauce a little bit spicy so I’ll replace some of the chili powder with chipotle chili powder which gives it a little bit of heat and some smokiness.
I would like to suggest new mexico chili powder as an option. My mom makes a similar recipe. Thanks for sharing.
This is nice and awesome thanks for share us.Fantastic Blog…I will definitly share your blog with other people.Thank you.
Could you can this? I would like to make a giant batch once over several small ones. Thanks!
There are no acidifying ingredients in this recipe like tomatoes, sugar or vinegar that would make it safe to water-bath can. To water-bath can anything, the pH must be at or below 4.6 and none of the ingredients in this recipe would contribute to lowering the pH enough to safely trust water-bath canning it. If you have a way to test the pH you could try experimenting with adding citric acid to get it at or below 4.6 but that would make the sauce sour.
I wouldn’t consider pressure canning either as the flour used to make the roux (wheat or Gluten free) is seldom recommended in any updated USDA tested pressure canning recipes from the past 20 yrs, as flour can be unpredictable with pressure canning and potentially make the sauce too dense to maintain sufficient heat and pressure to be safely pressure canned.
I’m also an avid canner and will can anything in sight (my husband jokes about hiding our wiener dogs when I break out the canning equipment) but this recipe greatly appealed to me for the very reason that it doesn’t have tomatoes, sugar or vinegar like other enchilada sauce recipes. I’ve made it with both all purpose flour and gluten free flour for my gluten intolerant husband and either way is outstanding. It’s easy enough to make as needed as it doesn’t require a long simmer to blend the flavors, so I won’t try to can it.
This is a great recipe! Thanks . I use an excellent chili powder from the Santa Cruz Chili company in Arizona for all my Mexican cooking recipes. No additions needed.
After we moved from Arizona they have shipped their products to us in New Mexico, Oklahoma and now to Florida. I have been using their products for over 40 years and highly recommend their chili powder ( both hot and mild) and their chili paste. Check out their site.
Www.santacruzchili.com.
Love your site!
Definitely my go-to enchilada sauce – delicious!
I made this recipe because I am always looking for the secret to restaurants enchilada sauce. In a nutshell, no tomatoes. It turned out really spicy and hot and i thought I surely Had used the wrong chili powder. I served it the next day and it was excellent. The flavors had melded and the sauce was rich, smooth, no bitterness Or sharp heat. A real winner and it is so good with chips. No changes to the recipe for me. Glad you mentioned not freezing it. That is exactly what I would have done.
I totally freeze this. To bring it back together I just heat it up whisk it again and it’s all good. I also mix some of the enchilada sauce into the enchilada filling and pour the rest on top. I mix cheese and everything in there and it’s so much easier to assemble and so delicious. I’ve even started making myself black beans and sweet potato enchiladas, make the chicken ones for the significant other. Always make extras everyone wants the leftovers even if they want here to eat it!
I’ve only made enchiladas maybe twice Within a 4-year span and always used pre-made sauce. After this recipe, I can’t go back. This is my 2nd time making this 4 weeks apart. The 1st time I used foreign chili powder because it was what I had. You are right, very hot and still good, but this time I’m using American chili powder. Thanks!
Delicious! Used this with homemade beef burritos and it tasted exactly like our local Mexican Restaurant. Other recipes I had used in the past for burritos called for a can of Enchilada sauce, it would then ruin the dinner. The store-bought cans of sauce are awful and leave a terrible after-taste. This recipe is very smooth and delicious. I have to admit though that I cut the chili powder in half, just due to my husband’s sensitive stomach. Thought I’d try that much and the. Increase as needed. This was the perfect amount for us. Not a bit of dinner leftover!
Thanks again!
I would like to thank you for posting this enchilada drink recipe. Yes, it’s that good. I’ve made it twice in 24 hours now. I put it on everything – eggs, nachos, and believe it or not, actual enchiladas. Cooks beware: if you taste it too early, it will seem bitter. I thought oh no! Is my chili powder old? Does the flour need to cook off? Patience. Let it simmer. Let it thicken a bit. The bare notes strung together metamorphose into a beautiful melody for your taste buds. Donating cans of enchilada sauce to local food kitchen now because I no longer have a use for them.
This was a very good enchilada sauce! I made one before that was too overpowering so was very happy with the results of this one! I did cut back on the chili powder and added some chipotle sauce along with smoked paprika. All else remained as per the recipe.
Thank-you!
We will be always using this one in the future :)
Carrie
I have not made this enchilada sauce yet but I wanted to make sure I’m using the correct chili powder. I am using McCormick Organic Chili powder. I read the ingredients and it does have additional ingredients so I’m pretty sure it is the American Chili?
Yep, that brand will be great!
Any enchilada sauce that calls for flour as a thickener is so BIZARRE.
I used masa flour instead of wheat flour. It provides the corn tortilla taste while using flour tortillas
Everyone loved it! Had a little bit of a mishap with the chili powder as I only had about 2T of my favorite San Antonio chili powder. I grabbed the next best thing I had, which was chipotle chili, and it didn’t occur to me to dial it back a bit. We downed a lot of water, but even still it was some of the best enchilada sauce I’ve had in a while! I never would have thought it would be so simple to make!
I’m in San Antonio. Which San Antonio chili powder are you using?
This recipe is awesome! It really does taste like enchilada sauce from a restaurant. I had never made enchilada sauce before making this one and I was amazed at how easy it was to do, and how few ingredients were needed. I had everything on hand already which made it that much better. Highly recommend making this sauce whether or not you’ve made an enchilada sauce before!
This is the BEST enchilada recipe ever. I’ve made it twice now and RAVE reviews from many people.
I use chopped jalapeños instead of the green chili and follow everything else as is.
It will be used for decades to come…thank you for sharing!
Awesome sauce! Great recipe!
I’ve made this so many times! So easy and delicious, thank you!!
I see several comments referencing Santa Cruz Chili powder. My family started Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Co in 1943. I would be happy to send you a sample if you send me a mailing address. We began growing and processing our famous mild red chili powder in Arizona but now have it grown in Mesilla Valley New Mexico, using seed especially developed here in Arizona. I look forward to hearing from you. BTW love your website.
Jean Neubauer
Owner
Santa Cruz Chili &Spice Co.
This is fantastic sauce. It’s good on everything. Leftover chicken, eggs, pork chops…..