Comments on: How to Make Enchilada Sauce

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:52:35 +0000

This is life-changing!! A can of enchilada sauce is about $5 now, turning a cheap meal into a quite pricy one. But with a 90-cent can of tomato paste and a few spices, I can make a triple batch of this recipe that I think tastes much better and has a better consistency than what comes in a can! Amazing. My changes: I added a bit of onion powder and I used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth. I also ended up adding a bit of water here and there to get the consistency I wanted.

By: Fritomann

Fritomann — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:33:04 +0000

It’s a hybrid that I made, using V8 instead of vegetable broth, because that’s what I have, putting in cinnamon for sure, cocoa powder and turbinara. I’ll put in a splash on vinegar because I made enough to experiment. That’s how I roll.

By: Marla DeKlotz

Marla DeKlotz — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:19:04 +0000

Very good and easy! I doubled the recipe and used 1 T smoked paprika and 2 tsps each of ground pasilla and arbol chilies.

I like to cook roux for at least 3 minutes to get rid of the raw flour flavor, so next time I would measure the spices into a separate bowl and add them when the roux is almost done.

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:29:28 +0000

In reply to Kathy Lund. Hi Kathy, you can use low-sodium broth.

By: Kathy Lund

Kathy Lund — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:29:12 +0000

I would like to make this sauce, but I’m on a low sodium diet. Is there a way to use a different broth? What else do you think makes it so salty? Thanks.

By: Rosa

Rosa — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:28:34 +0000

Sauce is ok if you’ve never had authentic enchiladas. No Mexican uses chili powder on their sauce. Enchilada sauce is made with guajillo peppers…

By: Barb W.

Barb W. — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:46:33 +0000

I made this for our family on Father’s Day. It was a hit!!! I added cayenne pepper and fresh garlic. I used Bob’s Red Mill One-to-One. Thank you for a delicious recipe!!

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:44:46 +0000

In reply to Keeley Jones.

Agreed! Just made this, ended up having to double the flavour ingredients and it’s still not good! So sick of internet recipes.

By: Keeley Jones

Keeley Jones — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:47:12 +0000

This is not good enchilada sauce. I followed the instructions exactly and it doesn’t taste anything like real enchilada sauce.

By: 2pugsmomma

2pugsmomma — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:59:34 +0000

This recipe is easy and quick to make. Very versatile in that you can add whatever chili powder you like, control the salt and heat.
Why buy enchilada sauce when this is 100 times better.
Thanks for an awesome recipe! One I’ll be passing down to my kids and grand kids for sure.