Quick No-Cook Chipotle Sauce is a great way to add flavor to cooked chicken or pork. This chipotle sauce also adds great flavors to tacos. We originally published this No-Cook Chipotle Sauce in 2013, and updated it recently when we made it again.
I love the chipotle taste, but these flavorful peppers tend to be used in small doses. I often find myself buying a can of the chipotles in adobo sauce, and only needing a small amount for the original recipe. So I was eager to find another use for what I had on hand this week, and hit upon this quick and easy No-Cook Chipotle Sauce. Just a few minutes to whip it up, and it was very tasty served over plain baked chicken breasts. The next night I added some to a refried bean burrito and that was good, too. This is a handy one to have in your repertoire if you are a chipotle fan.
Simply place all these items in a food processor, puree, and voila! You’ve got a tasty sauce that’s a nice flavor boost to your meal. The first time I made this no-cook chipotle sauce, I served it over baked chicken with a tortilla and a side of greens.
When I made this chipotle sauce again recently, I served the sauce over some Juicy Grilled Chicken Breasts, and that was delicious. I also used this no-cook chipotle sauce as a marinade for Grilled Chipotle Pork Chops with very good results. If you find another way to use our no-cook chipotle sauce, I’d love to hear about it!
Recipe card
No-Cook Chipotle Sauce for Chicken
A quick no-cook chipotle sauce that makes a great sauce for chicken and pork. Also add great flavor to tacos.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Cuisine: Tex Mex
Ingredients
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce plus 1 teaspoon of the adobo sauce
- 1 tsp cumin
- pinch cinnamon
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Add the the tomatoes, chipotle and adobo sauce, 1 teaspoon cumin, cinnamon and garlic clove to a food processor.
- Whir to puree the ingredients together. Your sauce is ready to use now. Scoop over cooked chicken or other meat, or perhaps add it to a taco.
- Store any you don’t use immediately in an airtight containing in the refrigerator. It will keep one to two weeks.
Kate Hackworthy
This sauce looks so easy but bursting with flavour. So versatile too!
Cooking Chat
Thanks Kate!
Tara
Yum! I love that it is no bake. Definitely a great way to use up the extras in that can of chipotles.
Cooking Chat
love finding ways to avoid waste!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
What a great sounding sauce. This would also be good on beef, lamb or even fish. Yumm!!
Cooking Chat
Thanks Gloria. I’ve been wondering how this would work on fish. Maybe tuna?
Melissa @ My Wife Can Cook
I have half a can of chipotle peppers in sauce in my fridge right now. I have a hard time using it up even though my husband loves the flavor. Good call making a sauce!
Cooking Chat
yes, I always seem to wind up with a lot extra after using it once, so this sauce was a good way to use it.
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious
Great idea to make a simple whirled sauce!
Cooking Chat
Thanks Dorothy, it is so easy!