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.
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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
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons (2 tablespoons) avocado oil or butter
- 400 g (2.68 cups) fresh tomatoes cut in half, see notes
- 1/2 cup (0.5 cup) vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 2-3 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) Taco Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon (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
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20 responses to “Keto Enchilada Sauce”
Superb! Whole family loves it โค๏ธ Using it for Chicken enchiladas. Grandkids are calling it “Mexican pasta”, ๐๐
Superb! Whole family loves it โค๏ธ Grandkids are calling it “Mexican pasta”, ๐๐
This keto enchilada recipe is so delicious! Love how easy it is to make!So happy you enjoyed it Tina
Super easy to put together. Iโll never use the canned stuff again.
So delicious! Youโll never use canned again!
This was super delicious and so easy to make! I have been on the hung for a keto enchilada sauce for a while and this was exactly what i was craving. Great recipe with well balanced flavor – a MUST try! I will definitely make again.Yay! So happy you enjoyed it and will use the recipe again and again
What a yummy enchilada sauce! Perfect for meal prep too.It sure is
This was so delicious on the enchiladas I made for dinner tonight! I still can’t believe how easy it was to make this sauce, I can’t wait to try it on burgers next! Thank you for the recipe.You are very welcome Emily
This is so easy I can now make my own enchilada sauce at home. Thanks for sharing!You are very welcome Amy.
What an easy sauce to make ๐
Iโm now excited for dinner tonight !!!Where do you buy the chillies from in Australia I tried to use the where to buy the ingredients but it didnโt work
Gourmet ingredients stores, shops that stock Herbies, and/or Mexican suppliers. Try places like Grandmas Pantry, http://www.chillimojo.com, Essential Ingredient or Spice Wagon
Thanks I found some in weigh n pay in Perth. I canโt wait to make the sauce. Feeling happy!
I just made this sauce and it is delicious. I had to substitute smoked paprika and a small amount of dried chillies because I didnโt have the Guajillo dried chillies. I could eat this by the spoonful. ๐ Megan how long would this keep in the fridge?
This is the kind of enchilada sauce that you will pour on everything.
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