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Photo of Homemade Taco Sauce by Michael Beatty

Homemade Taco Sauce

Rated as 4.8 out of 5 Stars
284 made it  |  89 reviews   |  11 photos
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"Simple and easy to make. Competes with any brand you buy off a grocery store shelf at a fraction of the price."
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Ingredients

35 m servings 15
Original recipe yields 12 servings

Directions

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  1. Stir tomato sauce, water, vinegar, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, garlic salt, chili powder, paprika, sugar, and cayenne pepper together in a saucepan over low heat; cook at a simmer until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Cool sauce slightly before serving.
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Footnotes

  • Cook's Note:
  • This recipe makes enough for three separate meals for a family of four. I divide the finished batch into thirds, using the first at that meal and freezing the remaining two servings, divided into small freezer bags.

Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 15 calories; 0.2 3.1 0.7 0 352 Full nutrition

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All of these sauces can be tweaked to suit the individual. Here's what I did to make it suit my taste: Make that two tablespoons of chili powder. Forget the onion an garlic powder, add the real...

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Most helpful critical review

I made this today. It’s good. I think it’s a little too tomatoey for taco sauce.

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All of these sauces can be tweaked to suit the individual. Here's what I did to make it suit my taste: Make that two tablespoons of chili powder. Forget the onion an garlic powder, add the real...

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A great tasting sauce without having a prominent vinegar flavor as some major brands do. The sauce wow factor can be changed by adding or subtracting the amount of cayenne. This has a mild spici...

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Really good flavor. I'll never buy taco sauce again !! Recently went to a friends house where they were having tacos and noticed a "Honey Chipotle" name brand sauce, came home tweaked this reci...

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Really good, made it twice now. I usually only have tomato paste on hand so I add water to get the right consistency and just skip the water listed in the recipe. Also, I've used red wine vinega...

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Excellent flavor, easy to alter so that it isn't too spicy. Much better than store-bought. Thanks.

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I was making my standby Burrito Pie from this site, and didn't have any taco sauce. In an effort to avoid going to the store, I came upon this recipe and was thrilled to find out I had everythin...

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Love this! I was looking for an alternative to overly processed store bought options and this fit the bill.

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Why aren't there more reviews on this sauce? This stuff is amazing - far superior to anything in the store.

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I am not a fan of overly processed food, so love having an option for homemade sauces too. This one is soooo good!! Everyone loved it! I have made this one a ton of times, and am always happy wi...

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