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Chipotle Lime Sour Cream Sauce
Taco Tuesday called! And it's needing some Chipotle Lime Sour Cream sauce. Sour cream, canned chipotle en adobo peppers, and fresh lime juice are all you need for this smoky, creamy, and refreshingly acidic sauce.
Prep Time
5 mins
Refrigeration Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 388 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups sour cream
- 1 chipotle en adobo pepper plus 2 teaspoons chipotle en adobo sauce
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender, or add to a glass measuring pitcher if you plan on using a stick blender like I did here.
- Blend for 15 seconds or so, just long enough to pulverize the chipotle en adobo pepper into the sour cream.
- Note: The sauce will be unpleasantly, imperfectly thin (IMO) at this stage. Like we’re talking milk thin. Please don’t panic. I find that a 2-3 hour refrigeration is necessary to achieve what I call gloopy thin - you know it’s thin enough to be drizzleable but thick enough to pleasantly coat a spoon. THIS is the intended viscosity for this sauce.
- Taste, and add salt if desired.
- Refrigerate for 2-3 hours to get that perfect gloopy thin consistency.
- Serve with Tostitos Cantina Thin & Crispy chips, taco salad, or burrito bowls.
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Notes
- Store the Chipotle Lime Sour Cream sauce in a lidded container. For best results, use within 5 days.
- On a Minnesota spicy scale of 1 being ketchup and 10 being I smelled a habanero and started crying, I’ll give this sauce a 4. The sour cream helps rein in the heat from the canned chipotle en adobo peppers quite nicely, but it still has a nice bite to it. When I’m feeling zesty I add two chipotle en adobo peppers.
- On a Minnesota spicy scale of 1 being ketchup and 10 being I smelled a habanero and started crying, I’ll give this sauce a 4. The sour cream helps rein in the heat from the canned chipotle en adobo peppers quite nicely, but it still has a nice bite to it. When I’m feeling zesty I add two chipotle en adobo peppers.
- *Please note that nutrition facts are calculated using an online calculator and are estimates.
Nutrition Information
Calories
388kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
60mg
(3%)
Potassium
247mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1198IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
195mg
(20%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 388
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 388kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 60mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 247mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1198IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 195mg | 20% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.