Enchilada Sauce

One night I wanted enchiladas and I usually buy the canned stuff, but I was out so I looked up recipes and came across one from allrecipes by Brandi T. I will never go back to the canned stuff again. You won't believe how incredibly easy and good this is.

1/4 cup vegetable oil (can reduce for a low fat version)
2 TBSP flour
1/4 cup chili powder
1 can tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion salt
salt to taste and hot sauce to kick it up a notch

Directions
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in flour and chili powder, reduce heat to medium, and cook until lightly brown, stirring constantly to prevent burning flour.

Gradually stir in tomato sauce, water, cumin, garlic powder, and onion salt into the flour/chili powder until smooth, may have to use a wire whisk. Continue cooking over medium heat approximately 10 minutes, or until thickened sightly. Season to taste with salt and hot sauce.

To throw together some enchiladas. Cook up some flour tortillas (or use store bought ones if you must). Cook up some ground meat (I use turkey when my husband isn't watching). Then add to the enchilada meat sauce, a can of drained black beans, some corn and rice. (Can add any or all of the mention ingredients or just use meat). In a casserole dish layer the tortillas, then 1/3 meat mixture then layer of cheese. Repeat until gone. Bake at 375 for 25minutes. Serve with diced tomatoes, lettuce and a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy.