Mexican · Sauce / condiment

Chipotle Cream Sauce

Name: Chipotle Cream Sauce
Total time: 27 min
Yield: About 1 3/4 cups, enough for 6 servings of enchiladas
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, large, finely chopped; 2 cups tomato puree; 2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, canned, finely chopped; 1 tsp sugar; ½ tsp salt; ¾ cup light coconut milk

A smoky tomato sauce enriched with light coconut milk and spiked with chipotle. It blankets enchiladas beautifully and works over burritos or baked beans too.

YieldAbout 1 3/4 cups, enough for 6 servings of enchiladas
Hands-on15 min
Total27 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
¼ cuponion, chopped
2 clovesgarlic, large, finely chopped
2 cupstomato puree
2chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, canned, finely chopped
1 tspsugar
½ tspsalt
¾ cuplight coconut milk

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Olive
Coconut
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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