This homemade enchilada sauce is so easy. Gather the ingredients, mix and it is ready in less than 5 minutes.
Recipes That Use Enchilada Sauce – Keto Chicken Enchiladas / Mexican Shredded Chicken
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Low carb – This seasoning has 1g net carbs per serve.
No fillers or preservatives – no nasties. The sauce can frozen and used in easy keto meal prepping.
Gluten-free – this is a gluten free enchilada sauce recipe. This makes it perfect for coeliac too.
Everyday ingredients – Made with everyday ingredients found in most herb and spice cupboards, and easily sourced from the supermarket.
Quick and easy – just mix it and use it as needed.
The Ingredients
This low carb enchilada sauce recipe makes the best enchiladas! See below for all the ingredients needed to make it. In the recipe card at the bottom, you will find substitutions so you can make keto friendly enchiladas how you like them.
Tomatoes – use fresh tomatoes that will char and blister to add flavour. In a pinch you can use tinned tomatoes or tomato paste thinned out with extra stock. Skip the charring step and cook to reduce the excess liquid from canned tomatoes.
Taco Seasoning – use our homemade seasoning for tacos or use store-bought seasoning if you prefer.
Chipotles in adobo or guajillo chili – both of these chillies add a nice smokiness to the sauce without too much heat. Add as much or as little chilli as you like.
How to Make Keto Enchilada Sauce
Step 1. Heat a griddle plate over very high heat. Brush tomatoes with oil and cook them, turning only once to blacken and char them slightly. Once charred, transfer to a blender. Add remaining ingredients; blend until smooth.
Step 2. The sauce is heated when added to protein for making enchiladas. You can however reduce before storing it in a saucepan over medium heat.
Hot Tips and FAQs
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You sure can. I pour mine into large silicone ice cube moulds and freeze. Then store in a ziplock bag.
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Keto Enchilada Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil or butter
- 400 g fresh tomatoes cut in half, see notes
- 1/2 cup vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 2-3 teaspoons Taco Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon chipotles in adobo or 2 gaujillo chillies made into powder
Instructions
CONVENTIONAL METHOD
- Heat a griddle plate over very high heat. Brush tomatoes with oil and cook them, turning only once to blacken and char them slightly. Once charred, transfer to blender. Add remaining ingredients; blend until smooth.
- Store until needed or if serving as a warm sauce heat what you need over medium heat until thick and delicious
THERMAL METHOD
- Heat a griddle plate over very high heat. Brush tomatoes with oil and cook them, turning only once to blacken and char them slightly.Once charred, transfer to the mixer.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the mixer; mix 20 sec/speed 7.
Notes
Your Own Notes
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