Ranchero Sauce

Homemade ranchero sauce is quick and easy to prepare and is a flavorful addition to grilled chicken or served as a salsa.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 19 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1 slice bacon
• 0.5 onion, chopped
• 0.25 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
• 0.25 (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 0.5 jalapeno pepper, chopped, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until slightly browned and grease forms in the skillet, about 5 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir onion in bacon grease until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes, while continuing to cook bacon until crisp and browned. Remove bacon from the skillet to drain on a paper towel-lined plate; crumble.

Step 2

Stir chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, cilantro, jalapeño pepper, crumbled bacon, salt, and black pepper into onion in the skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook until flavors blend, about 15 minutes.