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Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sauce chipotle chilies in adobo sauce + 1 chili
  • 3/4 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 garlic cloves finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons low fat sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Heat a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Once hot, add olive oil.
  • Bring to temperature and sauté garlic until fragrant. Do not brown. Add the tomato sauce, vegetable broth, chipotle sauce + chipotle pepper, chili powder, cumin, and salt & pepper.
  • Stir well and bring to a low boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, until the flavors have blended.
  • Adjust salt & pepper to taste.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Once cooled, transfer the sauce to a large bowl or container.
  • Take a hand blender and blend until smooth. The sauce may be blended in a standard blender as well, in small batches. Mix in the 3 tablespoons of sour cream until smooth.
  • Refrigerate until ready to assemble the enchiladas.

Notes

modified from SkinnyTaste.com