Chipotle Southwest Sauce

Smoky, spicy, creamy, and bright chipotle southwest sauce perfect for livening up meat, seafood, sandwiches, and more!

4.90 from 38 votes

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Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American, Tex-Mex

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 10

Servings: 1 tablespoon servings

Calories: 102kcal

Chop the cilantro. Measure all ingredients.
Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir.
Serve on anything you'd like - meat, seafood, sandwiches, eggs - the list goes on!

As written, this sauce is very spicy. If you are sensitive, start with a small amount of chipotle powder and work your way up to your comfort level.
You can use canned chipotle peppers in place of the chipotle powder I recommend here. Start with 1-2 chopped chipotle peppers and continue adding until you reach your desired spiciness.
Calories are for 1 tablespoon of sauce.
You can use a food processor or mini food processor to make this sauce. The cilantro will be chopped much finer, but the sauce will taste the same.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge and use within 3-4 days. Be sure to transfer the sauce to the fridge within 2 hours. I do not recommend freezing.
You can almost always fix a sauce that is unbalanced. If your sauce is too creamy, add more acid (in this case, lime juice). If your sauce is too spicy, add more of your creamy or sweet ingredients. If it's too sweet, try adding spice and acid.
If you like smoky flavors but not spicy flavors, you can try substituting smoked paprika for chipotle.