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    Recipe Index » Cuisine » Mexican

    Chipotle Sauce

    Published: Aug 3, 2020 · Last Modified: Jan 17, 2022 by Kanan Patel / 10 Comments

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    Collage of main image of chipotle sauce in a bowl with steps of making chipotle sauce in the blender. Plus text on top for pinterest.

    Once you try this homemade chipotle sauce recipe you’ll never go back to the store-bought one. Quick and easy to make, we love to serve this with any type of tacos or as a dipping sauce for burritos, chips, fries, or drizzle over the nachos, salads.

    Image of chipotle sauce in a bowl with drizzle showing using small spoon.
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    • ❤️Why I Love This Recipe
    • 🧾Ingredient Notes
    • 🎥Watch The Recipe Video
    • 👩‍🍳Step By Step Photo Instructions 
    • 💭Expert Tips:
    • 🍽 Serving Ideas
    • 📋 Recipe Card
    • ⭐ Reviews

    ❤️Why I Love This Recipe

    • You’ll need only 5 minutes and a blender.
    • It is a little creamy and super spicy with smokey flavors (Yup! that’s my kind of sauce). 
    • Very forgiving recipe and easy to customize. E.g. you can make more creamy, less spicy. See the details on how to do it in the tips section below.
    • A very versatile dipping or topping sauce. See the serving ideas below.
    • Because of its bold flavors, it can jazz up your boring meal into something delicious, mouthwatering.

    NOTE: Most chipotle sauce recipes you’ll find on the internet are heavier on creaminess and less spicy hence you see lighter color with just a tinge of chipotle peppers. I feel that’s lacking the real chipotle smokey flavor. Mine is focused on chipotle peppers, super smokey, super spicy with little creaminess.

    🧾Ingredient Notes

    Here is the pic of ingredients to make the easy homemade chipotle sauce. Very few (8 ingredients) and the end result is superb.

    Image of ingredients used in chipotle sauce. Showing sour cream, mayo, chipotle peppers, cilantro, lime, salt, garlic, cumin and chili powder.

    Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce: This is the main ingredient. All the smokiness and spicy taste come from this only. Very easily available in any American grocery stores’ Mexican aisle. If you have never tried it, you’re missing it!! 

    Sour cream: If you have Mexican crema on hand then use that. I didn’t want to buy a jar of it just to use in this recipe. So I have used sour cream. Or you can use greek yogurt.

    Chili powder: This is not the Indian red chili powder. It is the American chili powder which is a mixture of different chilies with few other seasonings.  

    🎥Watch The Recipe Video

    👩‍🍳Step By Step Photo Instructions 

    Take everything in the blender jar or food processor and blend until smooth. Super easy, right?

    Pic1. Sour cream, mayonnaise, chipotle peppers added. 
    Pic2. Salt, spices (chili powder, cumin powder, garlic powder), and lime juice added. 
    Pic3. Cilantro is added. 
    Pic4. Everything is blended well and chipotle sauce is ready.

    Collage of 4 steps making chipotle sauce. Includes adding sour cream, mayo, chipotle peppers, salt, spices, cilantro in the blender and blended sauce.

    💭Expert Tips:

    • Want to make less spicy and more creamy? 
      Instead of the whole can of chipotle peppers. Just use 2-3 peppers and with little adobo sauce. The color of your chipotle sauce will be lighter than mine. 
    • Make drizzle consistency (like dressing) for your salads or bowls by adding little water and adjust as per your liking. But make sure not to thin too much otherwise, it dilutes the flavors. The consistency of this homemade sauce is super thick
    • Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

    🍽 Serving Ideas

    • Serve with any type of tacos (like potato tacos), tostadas or quesadillas.
    • Use as a dipping sauce for burritos, sweet potato fries, potato wedges, zucchini fries or simply dip your tortilla chips into it. 
    • Make a dressing consistency and drizzle over the nachos or burrito bowls or salads.
    • Keep the consistency thick and spread over the bread/bun for your burgers and sandwiches.
    Close up image of chipotle sauce in a bowl with spoon

    Check Out Other Salsa/Dip Recipes

    • Black bean corn salsa
    • Avocado dip
    • Guacamole
    • Black bean dip

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    Chipotle Sauce

    4.8 from 5 votes
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    This chipotle sauce is quick and easy to make, we love to serve this with any type of tacos or as a dipping sauce for burritos. chips, fries or drizzle over the nachos, salads, bowls.
    Author: Kanan
    Calories: 51kcal
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Servings 10
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 5 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients 

    • 1 (7oz) can Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
    • ½ cup Sour cream (Mexican crema or Greek yogurt works well too)
    • ¼ cup Mayonnaise
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 teaspoon Chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
    • 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon Lime juice
    • 8-10 sprigs Cilantro

    Instructions 

    • Take everything in the blender or food processor jar.
    • Blend till everything is smooth.
    • Pour into a serving bowl.

    Notes

    Want to make less spicy and more creamy?
    Instead of the whole can of chipotle peppers. Just use 2-3 peppers and with little adobo sauce. The color of your chipotle sauce will be lighter than mine.
    Adjust to dressing consistency to drizzle over your salads or bowls. Add little water and adjust as per your liking. But make sure not to thin too much otherwise, it dilutes the flavors.
    Storage: It stays good for up to 3 months in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 423mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1243IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving

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    Comments

    1. Erik Hove

      December 17, 2021 at 4:28 pm

      I just made the easy Creamy Chipotle recipe. I must tell you that this recipe is str8 legit. It's cheap, fast(easy) and is now going to be a regular component in my kitchen for life. Thank you for posting the recipe.

      Cheers!5 stars

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        December 17, 2021 at 5:52 pm

        glad to know that you liked it.
        Thank you for the feedback.

        Reply
    2. craig

      December 12, 2021 at 9:26 pm

      you claim eggless cooking, but in my world MAYO is all eggs!

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        December 13, 2021 at 8:53 am

        There is vegan mayo available in the market. That count as a vegetarian and eggless.
        I haven't mentioned because that is self-explanatory. If one doesn't eat eggs, he/she will sure buy the egg-free products.

        Reply
    3. Maura

      September 13, 2021 at 7:33 pm

      Do you know if I can make this just with seasoning and no adobo pepper? I think some of the ingredients in the adobo pepper can are unhealthy for me but I love this sauce.5 stars

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        September 14, 2021 at 3:21 pm

        what seasoning are you talking about?
        Without adobo pepper, it won't have any flavors.

        Reply
      • John

        September 25, 2021 at 5:58 pm

        Great without it but how much lime juice did you add?
        Thanks

        Reply
        • Kanan Patel

          September 27, 2021 at 8:50 am

          1 teaspoon of lime juice.

          Reply
    4. suebisme

      August 11, 2021 at 7:43 pm

      Good God this was hot, and I'm known for my taste for spicy food. Granted I'm a midwestern American so my heat tolerance is nothing compared to other cultures where spice is a way of life. But alas, this recipe as written is well beyond my comfort zone.

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        August 13, 2021 at 10:26 am

        Yes, it is spicy.

        Reply
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