Easy Homemade Taco Sauce Recipe

Pouring sauce into a glass bottle on a dark countertop, with orange-red sauce partway filled.

4.50 from 2 votes

This homemade taco sauce is tangy, slightly smoky, and just sweet enough to balance out the spice. It's quick to make with pantry ingredients and works beautifully as a topping, dip, or stir-in for Tex-Mex meals.

Course condiment

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Homemade Taco Sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 7

Total Time 12

Servings

Calories 8kcal

Author Shelby Law Ruttan

Equipment

Small saucepan
Wooden spoon
Measuring spoons
Mason jar , or airtight container for storage

Ingredients

15 ounces tomato sauce
⅔ cup water
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon cumin
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

In a medium sized saucepan, over medium-heat, whisk together the tomato sauce, water, vinegar, cumin onion powder, garlic powder, salt, brown sugar, chili powder, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper.
Bring to a boil and immediately reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, or until slightly thickened.

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