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Fresh Lime + Crema (Mexican Sour Cream) + Chipotle = A tangy, spicy sauce that will kick up anything you drizzle it on.

This zesty combination of fresh lime, creamy Mexican sour cream, and smoky chipotle creates a tantalizing sauce that will elevate the flavors of any dish it touches. Whether generously drizzled over tacos for a burst of tanginess, slathered on nachos for a spicy kick, added to quesadillas for a creamy twist, or even crowned on top of a juicy cheeseburger for an extra layer of flavor, this sauce is sure to bring a delicious punch to your meals. Get ready to take your taste buds on a flavor-packed journey with this versatile and mouthwatering sauce!

Chipotle chiles are dried smoked jalapeños. Adobo is a tangy, slightly sweet red sauce. Put them together in a can and they become a versatile pantry staple.

The combination of Lime and Chipotles in adobo sauce, plus the creaminess of sour cream, with the sweetness of honey, makes for a sauce (crema) that will heighten the flavors of any Mexican meal. Chipotle-Lime Crema is versatile: it can be used as a salad dressing for burrito bowls, to replace fry sauce, and drizzled on beer batter shrimp tacos.

Ingredients in Chipotle-Lime Crema

Mexican Sour Cream – You can substitute Mexican sour cream with crème fraîche, regular sour cream, or Greek yogurt.
Chipotles in adobo sauce – 2 tablespoons of finely chopped chipotle with adobo sauce
Lime juice & lime zest – fresh squeezed lime juice and grated lime zest
Honey – Honey will enrich and add subtle flavor
Salt – sea salt

How to Make Chipotle-Lime Crema

Combine the sour cream, honey, chipotles, lime juice, zest, and salt in a food processor, or blender, and blend until smooth. Transfer the sauce to a container (store it in a squeeze bottle) and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Perfect Recipes for Chipotle-Lime Crema

Storing

The crema may be prepared in advance and refrigerated, where it will keep for 5 to 7 days in an air-tight container or squeeze bottle.

What to do with leftover Chipotle in Adobo sauce

Chipotles in adobo sauce are one of the easiest ways to get deep, smoky, spicy flavor into a dish. The only problem is that no recipe ever calls for the whole can of chiles. Cook with them once, and there are always leftover peppers. Always! 😄

Flash Freeze chipotle in adobo sauce. Place the chilies and sauce into separate freezer bags, mark how many chiles are in the bag, and date it. When you need it for any recipe, pull it from the freezer, and it thaws out in minutes.
BBQ sauce, kick up your sauce by blending BBQ sauce and one to two chipotle in adobo sauce in a blender. The sauce will have a nice smoky kick and will add so much flavor to your steaks, burgers, and veggies.
Add one or two chipotles in adobo sauce to any marinade and transform the marinade to a smoky delectable flavor.