Chipotle Sauce Recipe for Chicken
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4.0
6 reviews
Good
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Cook Time
mins
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Total Time
9 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
223 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
American
Chipotle Sauce Recipe for Chicken
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This spicy and delicious chipotle cream sauce for chicken is made with canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Makes just under 1 cup.
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Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons mild olive oil
- ½ cup finely diced white or yellow onion (about ¼ of a large onion)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 finely chopped small chipotle pepper out of a can, (about 2 teaspoons)
- 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from the can of chipotle peppers*
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon unseasoned rice vinegar
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 ¼ teaspoon dried oregano**
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a pan until shimmering.
- Add the diced onion and saute until starting to soften (about 3 minutes).
- Stir in the cumin and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Stir in chipotle pepper, adobo sauce and tomato paste and cook for a minute.
- Stir in the rice vinegar, then the cream, the oregano and the salt.
- Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring continuously, until starting to thicken.
Notes
- *This sauce is mildly spicy. Add more diced chipotle pepper to taste to make the sauce spicier.
- **Mexican oregano works best but you can use any variety of oregano you have on hand.
- Storage: If you have any leftover sauce, transfer it into an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Gently reheat on the stovetop while stirring continuously.
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