Creamy Chipotle Sauce & Dressing
Smoky, spicy, and bursting with flavor, this Creamy Chipotle Sauce & Dressing is the ultimate multi-use condiment for salads, tacos, dipping fries, and more!
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Creamy Chipotle Sauce & Dressing is a versatile sauce that adds a smoky, creamy, and slightly spicy pop of flavor on salads, sandwiches, drizzled over nachos and tacos, or dipping your favorite foods!
Sour cream and mayo create the creamy base for this condiment, while canned chipotle peppers and their sauce add the spicy, smoky flavor.
A touch of honey, a squeeze of lime juice, and a medley of spices balance the flavors of this sauce to perfection!
It’s perfect as a dipping sauce for tater tots, chicken nuggets, or fries, or thin it out a little bit and it becomes a pourable dressing for salads, tacos, and more!
If you love the smoky flavor of chipotle peppers, you can find more recipes with them in: 20+ Recipes Using Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce.
Ingredients needed (scroll down to recipe card for complete recipe):
- Mayo
- Sour cream
- Chipotle in adobo + sauce
- Lime juice
- Honey (see notes about agave & maple syrup)
- Seasonings – smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt
- Water or milk (to make it pourable)
📍The full recipe with exact ingredient amounts and instructions is on the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
how to use creamy chipotle sauce
This creamy, smoky chipotle sauce can be used SO MANY ways! Here are some favorites:
- Dressing for taco salad or burrito bowls
- Dipping sauce for fries, chicken strips, onion rings, tater tots
- Condiment for tacos or burritos
- Drizzle over nachos instead of sour cream
- Dipping Smashed Brussels Sprouts
- In place of mayo for sandwiches, burgers & wraps
💡Tips & Tricks
- Thickness: This recipe can easily be a thick dip or thinned out with a small amount of water or milk to make it a pourable dressing or condiment.
- Spiciness: You can make this more spicy by adding another chipotle pepper and/or more of the adobo sauce that comes in the can of chipotle peppers.
Looking for more sauces & dressings? Here are some favorites:
- Roasted Jalapeno Aioli
- Creamy Roasted Garlic Dressing
- Fiery Habanero Hot Sauce
- Roasted Garlic Sun-Dried Tomato Aioli
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Creamy Chipotle Sauce & Dressing
Equipment
- small mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1-2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotles in adobo finely minced
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from can of chipotle peppers
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (approx. 1/2 a lime)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon water or milk (to make it pourable) optional
Instructions
- Add the sour cream, mayo, chipotle pepper (start with 1 and add another if you want it more spicy), adobo sauce, lime juice, honey, smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and salt to a small mixing bowl. Whisk everything together until fully combined, then refrigerate for at least 20 minutes for the flavors to develop.
- As a dipping sauce, it's ready. To make it thinner and pourable for a salad dressing or drizzling on tacos or nachos, add a tablespoon of water or milk. Give it a stir. You can incrementally add a little liquid if desired, but add small amounts. Enjoy!
Notes
- Alternatively, you can add the ingredients to a personal-size blender instead of whisking in a bowl.
- Store leftover sauce in an air-tight container in the fridge and use within 4 days.
- Because it is dairy-based, freezing is not recommended.
- Agave or maple syrup can be used in place of honey, but their sweetness’ vary. Agave is a little sweeter than honey and maple syrup is a little less sweet than honey.
- Plain Greek yogurt can be used instead of sour cream, but the sauce may taste tangier and a little lighter in richness.
SO flavorful and a cinch to make. Perfect on just about everything!