Ranchero Sauce

Cinco de Mayo - Side Dish

This is served hot. It is great as a salsa or served over grilled chicken.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Ranchero Sauce

Ingredients

1 slice bacon

½ onion

chopped

1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes

drained and chopped

¼ (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce

¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

or to taste

½ jalapeno pepper

chopped

or to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

Side Dish

Directions

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.

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.

Nutritional Information

Ranchero Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 19.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1g 2%

Carbohydrates: 3.1g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 0.8g 3%

Sugars: 1.8g

Fat: 0.6g 1%

Saturated Fat: 0.2g 1%

Cholesterol: 1.2mg

Vitamin A Iu: 184IU 4%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.7mg 6%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 5%

Vitamin C: 6.4mg 11%

Folate: 7.3mcg 2%

Calcium: 19.2mg 2%

Iron: 0.6mg 3%

Magnesium: 8.1mg 3%

Potassium: 140.3mg 4%

Sodium: 129.7mg 5%

Calories From Fat: 5.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.