Chipotle Sauce Recipe for Chicken

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  • Cook Time

    9 mins

  • Total Time

    9 mins

  • Servings

    2

  • Calories

    223 kcal

  • Course

    Condiments

  • Cuisine

    American

Chipotle Sauce Recipe for Chicken

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

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  • 2 teaspoons olive oil mild
  • ½ cup onion finely diced, white or yellow, about 1/4 large onion
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin ground
  • 1 chipotle pepper finely chopped, from can, about 2 teaspoons
  • 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from can of chipotle peppers
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ½ teaspoon rice vinegar unseasoned
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon oregano dried
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a pan until shimmering.
  2. Add the diced onion and saute until starting to soften (about 3 minutes).
  3. Stir in the cumin and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
  4. Stir in chipotle pepper, adobo sauce and tomato paste and cook for a minute.
  5. Stir in the rice vinegar, then the cream, the oregano and the salt.
  6. 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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