Super creamy with a kick of spice, easy to make, and simple, this Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce is the perfect spread or dipping sauce for any occasion.
This Subway copycat southwest sauce can be made at home in about 5 minutes with just a few simple ingredients. Just throw it into a blender and your new favorite sauce is ready. It tastes bold, spicy, and zesty.
Put it on burgers, tacos, quesadillas, and sandwiches, use it as a salad dressing or dip potato fries in it, this sauce is very versatile. For those of you who love the southwest chipotle sauce at Subway, this recipe is just for you!
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I love replicating Restaurant menu items! Such as Taco Bell's Creamy Jalapeno Sauce, crunch wrap supreme, chalupa, or olive gardens five cheese Ziti.
This Subway chipotle sauce was another successful experiment!
Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce is my favorite! It makes the sandwich taste delicious. I love its bold, spicy, flavorful, and zesty flavor.
It’s the perfect sauce to bring it to a party, along with some corn cheese balls.
This Chipotle Southwest Sauce uses simple ingredients that can be easily found at any grocery store.
The main flavor of this southwest sauce comes from chipotle pepper in adobo sauce.
What is Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce?
As I said, Chipotle peppers in adobo are the key to this homemade sauce.
Chipotle chilies are ripe red jalapeno peppers that have been dried and smoked. They have a medium heat and a beautiful fruity smoky flavor.
And the adobo sauce is a savory concoction made with onion, tomato, vinegar, and spices.
When combined they make a flavorful sauce. It's a smooth sauce that's a little sweet and tangy. This sauce is easily available in any grocery store.
But if you leave in small cities or if it's not available, here are some of the substitutions you can try.
- Tabasco Chipotle hot sauce
- Tomato paste, Smoked paprika, and Cayenne pepper
- Or you can make your own with tomato ketchup, vinegar, chipotle powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, and salt.
On top of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, we also used mayonnaise, sour cream, sweetener, vinegar, and some spices.
Why do I love this Chipotle Sauce Recipe?
- No need to go to a Subway to get the taste of the chipotle sauce.
- This recipe for chipotle southwest sauce comes together in just 5 minutes.
- You can use it as a spread for a burger, wraps, sandwiches, or as a dip or salad dressing.
- It's creamy with a bit of spice kick.
- So addictive.
- It can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Ingredients required
- Mayonnaise - This is the base of this recipe that adds creaminess. I have used full-fat vegan mayo as we don't eat eggs. If you are not vegan or allergic to eggs, feel free to use regular mayo.
- Sour cream – Adds a little extra tang and creamy texture.
- Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce - This is the main ingredient for southwest flavors! You will find these in a can usually in the international aisle of most grocery stores.
- Sweetener - To give a little bit of sweetness to the southwest sauce, I have used maple syrup. You can substitute it with honey or sugar.
- Garlic powder and onion powder– add tons of flavors!
- Vinegar - balances the flavors and helps to brighten up the flavors by adding a hint of tang to the sauce.
- Dijon Mustard - adds sharp flavors.
- Other Seasonings – paprika, Italian seasoning, and salt are used to properly season the sauce.
How to make chipotle sauce?
Blend all the ingredients,
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- ½ cup Sour cream
- 3 tablespoon chipotle peppers in adobo sauce With chipotle peppers
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon paprika powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
- 2 teaspoon vinegar
- 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard sauce
in a blender.
Take it into a jar and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. This step is important to get the best flavors.
You can keep this chipotle subway sauce refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
Serve this subway chipotle sauce in burgers, sandwiches, wraps, quesadillas, with fries, or as a salad dressing. Enjoy!
Notes, pro-tips, and quick FAQs
- To make it less spicy decrease the amount of adobo sauce.
- For a spicier southwest chipotle sauce, add more chipotle peppers.
- To make the lighter version of this Chipotle Southwest sauce, swap out the sour cream with Greek yogurt.
- This sauce thickens in the fridge as it sits. Add tablespoon of water or milk to reach the desired consistency.
- You can use ranch dressing too instead of mayonnaise and sour cream.
- Freezing is not recommended as the mayonnaise can separate when thawed.
- I recommend letting the sauce sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour to let the flavors come together.
- To make this recipe vegan, use dairy-free yogurt or vegan sour cream instead of regular. I have used vegan mayo so no need to substitute that.
The level of spiciness will depend on how much chipotle pepper you add to the sauce. This recipe as written is mildly spicy with a smoky flavor. You can always add more chipotle for a spicier flavor.
This sauce is perfect for burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salad dressing, or as a dipping sauce.
Give it a try the next time you’re looking for a zesty spread, dip, or dressing!
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Chipotle Southwest Sauce (Subway copycat)
Ingredients
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- ½ cup Sour cream
- 3 tablespoon Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce With chipotle peppers
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon paprika powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
- 2 teaspoon vinegar
- 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard sauce
Method
- Blend all the ingredients (Mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and Italian seasoning) in a blender.
- Take it into a jar and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. This step is important to get the best flavors.
- You can keep this chipotle subway sauce refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
- Serve this subway chipotle sauce in burgers, sandwiches, wraps, quesadillas, with fries, or as a salad dressing. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Notes
- To make it less spicy decrease the amount of adobo sauce.
- For a spicier southwest chipotle sauce, add more chipotle peppers.
- To make the lighter version of this Chipotle Southwest sauce, swap out the sour cream with Greek yogurt.
- This sauce thickens in the fridge as it sits. Add a tablespoon of water or milk to reach the desired consistency.
- You can use ranch dressing too instead of mayonnaise and sour cream.
- Freezing is not recommended as the mayonnaise can separate when thawed.
- Let the sauce sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour to let the flavors come together.
- To make this recipe vegan, use dairy-free yogurt or vegan sour cream instead of regular. I have used vegan mayo so no need to substitute that.
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Dhwani.
Absolutely yummy n Useful in a variety of dishes. Could you please suggest a substitute for chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, thanks.
Thanks Uma. I have mentioned all the alternatives in the blog post.
First of all, I would highly recommend you to use Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce if it’s available. It makes a huge difference. Plus its easily available on Amazon and in grocery stores.
But if you don’t have the option, you can use –
1. Tabasco Chipotle hot sauce
2. Tomato paste, Smoked paprika, and Cayenne pepper
3. Or you can make your own with tomato ketchup, vinegar, chipotle powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, and salt.
Hope this helps.