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Chipotle Sauce

Make the best creamy Chipotle Sauce in just 5 minutes, with only 5 ingredients, using this easy recipe! This sauce is seriously delicious drizzled over burrito bowls, fajitas and tacos, or as a dipping sauce for chicken strips or taquitos! It's zesty, smoky, slightly spicy and oh-so-scrumptious!
Servings: 10 ounces
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Author: Whitney Bond
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Mexican, Tex Mex

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 small chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, from a can
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice, fresh-squeezed
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Optional

  • 1 teaspoon honey, optional addition for sweetness

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to a blender, or food processor, and blend until smooth and creamy.

Notes

  • Chipotle sauce can be stored in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, for up to 10 days. It will thicken up as it sits in the fridge. Simply give it a stir to loosen it up before serving.
  • I do not recommend freezing any sauce that contains dairy. The sauce will separate in the freezer and will not be the same consistency once it’s defrosted.
  • This recipe is naturally gluten free.
  • To make a dairy-free and vegan version of this sauce, use this vegan chipotle sauce recipe that's made with a base of soaked cashews, instead of sour cream.
  • To increase the spice level of the sauce, add an additional chipotle pepper and 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from the can of peppers.
  • To add sweetness to this sauce, add 1 teaspoon honey. If you’d like it even sweeter, add an additional teaspoon of honey.
  • You can easily double this recipe. Simply click the 2X button above. The ingredient amounts will automatically update to make a double batch of the sauce. Follow the instructions the same as if you were making a single batch.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 50kcal (3%)Carbohydrates 2g (1%)Protein 1g (2%)Fat 4g (6%)Saturated Fat 2g (10%)Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 14mg (5%)Sodium 124mg (5%)Potassium 32mg (1%)Fiber 0.3g (1%)Sugar 2g (2%)Vitamin A 144mg (3%)Vitamin C 1mg (1%)Calcium 24mg (2%)Iron 0.1mg (1%)
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