Homemade Taco Sauce

How many of you love reading the phrases on those Taco Bell sauce packets?! Back in the day, before I had kids (yes it was only 3 years ago but it seems like a lifetime ago), Taco Bell was the only fast food joint close to my work so a lot of times lunch consisted of a few tacos and some nachos. I know not the healthiest but hey, I was young! I remember always asking for extra sauce packets but rarely did I use them; I just wanted to see what funny phrases they had. 

Photo Credit: Bert's Blog

I had completely forgotten about those little guys until a few weeks ago when I found this incredibly delicious looking recipe for burritos (Recipe coming soon) that called for taco sauce as one of the ingredients. Of course I could always buy taco sauce but what fun would that be?! So I started perusing Pinterest and found this pin for Copy-Cat Taco Bell Sauce and it was just what I was looking for! Plus I had everything I needed already! This sauce is super easy to make and is great on tacos, burritos, nachos or any other type of food you'd like to add a little bit of a kick to! 

This makes about 2 cups which was enough for me to make 4 HUGE burritos and a special treat I'll be sharing with you on Friday (any guesses what it could be?!) 

Ingredients:

1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)

1/3 cup water

1 Tbsp white vinegar

1 1/2 tsp cumin

1 1/2 tsp minced onion

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp sugar

1/4 tsp cayenne

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.

Bring to a boil and turn heat to low.

Simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Let cool before storing in fridge.

You can keep this sauce in the fridge for up to a week or freeze for up to 6 months.

Check back tomorrow for the burritos I made this sauce especially for!