Q: I just bought a bag of ground chipotle powder. I've never used it before but the smell was intoxicatingly delicious and I couldn't resist buying it! I searched online for some recipes but had a tough time finding something appropriate for me (no red meat).
I'm curious about some of your favorite recipes using ground chipotle powder which don't involve red meat.
Sent by Leah
Editor: Leah, chipotle powder is one of my very favorite seasonings. I use it in anything that could use a little spice, and a little smoke. The smoked chili peppers in chipotle powder can lend a marvelous smoky flavor to everything from grilled chicken, to salad dressing, to brownies. I love it in this gratin:
• Sweet Potato and Sage Gratin
Also try smoky chipotle chicken, rutabaga chipotle soup, giant chipotle white beans and chocolate chipotle shortbread.
Readers, how do you like to use chipotle powder>
Related: Ingredient Spotlight: Chipotle Chile Peppers
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Comments (37)
Goes all over the place. BBQ Chicken, cheese dips and spreads, pork rubs, potato salad, like paptika on deviled eggs
It's great on pork - ribs, slow-cooked pork shoulder for carnitas, etc. I also like it with sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkin - fall flavors like that.
I like it in chili - adds an amazing flavour, put it on air popped popcorn with a little sage and some olive oil for an extra kick, add it to homemade tomato sauce or pizza sauce for a kick, terrific to spice up homemade baked beans. We use it all the time in combination with a couple other favourite chili flavours like Ancho. We will never go back to the pre-made "Chili" powder again.
I add it to chicken marinade and assorted chili dishes all the time. I've also seen recipes for chipotle mac and cheese but haven't tried it yet. (I don't know what's wrong with me.) Chipotle mayo is great on many types of sandwiches.
My favorite way is on roasted sweet potatoes or carrots w/lime juice and cilantro (ala Bittman). The best!!
I use it in dips (flavored mayo, sour cream or labneh), sprinkle on hot bread (with herbs), add to almost any bean dish, and use it when making taco seasoning.
Add it to hot chocolate for an extra warm and flavourful zing! It's especially good in a spicy Mexican type hot chocolate. Also on the chocolate note - try a touch in brownies or chocolate pudding or pots de creme.
There's a recipe on here for Espresso Chili that uses both chipotle powder and regular chili powder. It's fantastic!
this one is gooood http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chipotle-bean-burritos-10000001949753/
@katvetrano I'm with ya on the bittman chipotle roasted sweet potatoes. They are incredible!! Best way I've ever eaten sweet potatoes, bar none.
I put chipotle powder in EVERYTHING.
Um - everything. Beans & scrambled eggs are my favorite though.
It's kind of strange, but if you like a spicy kick, it's great on watermelon and canteloupe. Sprinkle fruit with a little bit of salt, lime juice, and a pinch of chipotle powder. Sweet, salty, and spicy, my kind of combo.
Try it in hummus!
Tomato soup! Then pair it up with a grilled cheese samich.
Try a "Tinga de Pollo". It's a Mexican dish of shredded chicken, spiked with chipotle, onions and tomato sauce. It is a wonderful topping for tostadas or sopes.
I use it with a bit of cinnamon in hot cocoa.
Put it on the mayo and ketchup on my burgers
Great in smoky scrambled tofu with tomatoes.
I add some of this along with a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to my coffee grounds in my drip machine. It is a wonderful way to get a 'kick in the pants' to get going in the am!
Try a sprinkle on some fresh mango!
mix some with salt and dip cucumber spears in it!
Stir it into your favorite guacamole recipe. Yeah, it makes things a little brown, so add more finely chopped cilantro than you might have otherwise and it'll green right up. Lime juice, salt -- you've got guac.
I just posted a recipe for blackened tofu that I used some in...http://wildjavelina.tumblr.com/day/2011/05/15
As another comment said- really good in scrambled tofu as well- and the one saying to sprinkle on fresh mango got me really excited to try that!
Like many other posters, I'm happy to use chipotle powder in just about anything, but if you're looking for something utterly decadent, this is where it's at: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/the-baked-brownie-spiced-up/
I add salt and chipotle powder to fruit/nut mix when I put a few jars together. This signifies that this fruit/nut mix is MINE and not my partner's. ^_^
Just for a sample, this is what I usually put in my fruit/nut mix:
almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds (all home-roasted and lightly salted), raisins, currants, and sometimes dried cranberries. Shake up with the chipotle powder - about a Tb per quart of mix. So good!
Black bean burgers! Or substitute it for some of the paprika in sopa de ajo.
With anything chocolate, creamy black beans, popcorn and homemade baked "fries".
Here's something really easy - mix it in aioli and use it as a dip for oven fries. Delish!
David Lebovitz has a recipe on his blogfor spicy maple glazed nuts and pretzels tjat are addictive and I always throw a little chipolte powder in with the other spices. YUM!
Mashed potatoes!
Try this: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pulled_pork_sandwich/
This recipe has gotten me more compliments than anything else I've made.
I use it in place of or in addition to powdered chiles in almost everything--from beans to rice to soups and stew to.... As Faith said, it adds some smokiness and a bit of zing to almost anything.
Beans! I put it in my black beans for burritos (along with ground cumin and some other good stuff), as well as in my red beans for veg red beans and rice (where it adds a nice smokey kick).
ina garten's chipotle and rosemary nuts - they've been posted on thekitchn before. they're heavenly. people request their presence at parties...
Definitely in chili! Vegetarian or ground turkey. So delicious!
Google Martha Stewarts recipe for Mexican Hot Chocolate cookies. They're delicious with chipotle chile powder!