I don’t know if I’ve ever made enchiladas with actual enchilada sauce. This is probably due to the fact that anytime I’ve eaten enchiladas with authentic sauce outside of a decent Mexican restaurant, the sauce has tasted tinny, clearly coming from a can. The tortillas are always soggy and over-saturated with the metallic taste.
But when I saw Jessica’s recipe for BBQ Chicken Enchiladas, well, I just couldn’t resist. So I set about making my own.
Wonder of wonders, I do like enchilada sauce. Just not when it comes from a can. Bonus: not only is it made from scratch, but making it doesn’t take any more time than opening a can does.
This sauce is simple to put together and perfect for BBQ Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/3 cup chili powder
- 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Whisk all ingredients together until smooth.
- Use in place of the barbecue sauce and enchilada sauce in Jessica's BBQ Chicken Enchiladas
Make Ahead and Storage
This sauce can be made up to 10 days in advance. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
What a great idea! I love making my own BBQ sauce, too [i have a great one using apple butter from, you guessed it, Musselman’s. Gosh i love that stuff!] and think that using the BBQ sauce I made in this enchilada sauce would be super fun, too!
I don’t know if I’ve ever made my own BBQ sauce…adding that to my ‘to make’ list!
I always thought enchilada sauce just automatically happened and since Trader Joe’s has it down to a delicious science, I never gave it a second thought. *Having 2nd thoughts*
Haha. You could always follow Jessica’s recipe and mix the TJ’s sauce with BBQ sauce. Though making your own is really easy!
yummy idea! Haha, looks great
I love the look of your blog, Julie!!! Really, really love it. Looking forward to this master’s blogging class with you.
Thank you so much!
I searched google for bbq chicken enchiladas because I loooove anything with bbq chicken in it..and yours was #3! I am so excited to try yours! I agree, canned enchilada sauce NEVER tastes right.
I will definitely be back to find my yummy recipes!
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