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Enchilada Sauce
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Enchilada Sauce

11 ingredients 40 min + 20 min 6 cups openrecipes
Enchilada Sauce

"Great sauce and very authentic. If you want a hotter sauce, just add some cayenne pepper when it's done. Ancho and pasilla chile peppers are dried chiles, and may be available at your grocery store, or a Mexican market."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

796
Calories
46g
Protein
17g
Fat
111g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 ancho chile peppers
  • 3 pasilla chile peppers
  • Water to cover
  • 2 cloves crushed garlic
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Salt to taste

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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