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
• ½ onion, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1 slice bacon
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
• ¼ (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ½ jalapeno pepper, chopped, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Stir chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, salt, pepper, and crumbled bacon into onion; bring to a simmer and cook until flavors blend, about 15 minutes.n