Healthier Red Enchilada Sauce

Healthier Red Enchilada Sauce

This healthier red enchilada sauce is so tasty, easy to prepare and of course it is vegan. It uses typical pantry staples. The sauce can be prepared ahead of time and frozen into portions or kept in the fridge for 7 to 10 days. I use it for enchiladas, burritos, etc. This healthier enchilada sauce is big on taste and small on extra additives and preservatives. This recipe is used in the Easy Bean and Corn Enchiladas recipe.

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Healthier Enchilada Sauce

Healthy Texas Vegan
This enchilada sauce is so tasty, easy to prepare and vegan. It uses typical pantry staples. The sauce can be prepared ahead of time and frozen into portions or kept in the fridge for 7 to 10 days. Use it for enchiladas, burritos, etc. The sauce is big on taste and small on extra additives and preservatives. 
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dressing and Sauces
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
  • 1 to 1-1/2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tea onion powder
  • 1/8 tea garlic powder

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the ingredients in a saucepan.
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  • Stir in 1-1/2 cups of cold water and stir to mix.
  • Cook and stir. Simmer for approximately 5 minutes.
  • Makes approximately 2-1/2 cups.
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Keyword Burrito sauce, Enchilada sauce, red sauce