Copycat Subway Baja Chipotle Sauce Recipe (Easy Homemade Version)

Craving that bold, smoky flavor of Subway’s famous Baja Chipotle Sauce? This straightforward copycat recipe brings all that creamy, spicy goodness to your kitchen in just 5 minutes. With its perfect balance of smoky chipotle peppers, tangy lime, and rich mayonnaise, this sauce transforms ordinary sandwiches into restaurant-quality creations. The best part? You can make it with simple pantry ingredients and keep it on hand whenever those cravings strike.

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What makes this Southwest Chipotle Sauce so good? ‘

Bring the flavor of the bold and tasty Baja Chipotle Sauce Subway serves to your home with this easy-to-make recipe. The sauce is irresistible with its creamy mayo, smoky chipotle, and tangy citrus. Add a generous amount of spices and seasonings, and the results will be something you’ll want to spread on everything from sandwiches to burgers. You can even use Subway Baja Chipotle Sauce to dip chicken tenders, fries, and veggies. Keep a container in the fridge, and your mouth (and family) will thank you.

Subway Baja Chipotle Sauce ingredients and what they add to the recipe 

For Subway Chipotle Sauce, you’ll need: ( want the ingredient bolded)

• Mayonnaise – the base of the sauce adds richness and helps to temper some of the heat from the other ingredients. You want to use regular mayo for the best texture
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce – give the sauce its namesake flavor. It is smoky with a bit of heat and sweetness. 
• Buttermilk – helps to thin out the sauce while adding a distinctive creamy buttermilk tang to it. 
• Lime juice (fresh lime juice is best) – adds a bright acidity that cuts through the richness of the mayonnaise and buttermilk while elevating the other flavors. 
• Onion powder – adds a savory umami flavor to the sauce 
• Garlic powder – gives the sauce an earthy depth of flavor. 
• Chipotle powder – boosts the unique smoky heat taste of the recipe.
• Smoked paprika – contributes sweet smokiness and intensifies the color of the sauce. 
• Salt – enhances the other ingredients.
• White vinegar – lends extra zip to the sauce. 

How to make the Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce

To prepare copycat Baja Chipotle Sauce:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a food processor or blender jar.
2. Pulse a few times and then blend the sauce until smooth.

Other ways to use this sauce 

Slathering Baja Chipotle Sauce on a sandwich or using it as a dipping sauce is excellent. We love this on quesadillas or as a salad dressing. However, there’s no end to the creative ways you can use this recipe. Here are a few shockingly tasty options that will make you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”:

Baja Slaw. Mix four cups of shredded green and red cabbage with a half cup of Baja Chipotle Sauce. Stir in a cup of shredded carrots and two thinly sliced green onions. Squeeze half a lime over the top and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir well and allow it to rest in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. 

Chipotle Potato Salad. Cut two pounds of boiled and cooled baby red potatoes into quarters and combine with a half cup of Subway Baja Chipotle Sauce. Stir in two thinly sliced green onions and a quarter cup of chopped cilantro. Squeeze half a lime over the top and gently stir. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Let the Baja Potato Salad rest for at least an hour before serving. 

Chipotle Pasta Salad.  Char one piece of corn on the cob in a dry skillet. Scrape the kernels into a large mixing bowl. Add six cups of cooked rotini and one cup each of rinsed and drained canned black beans and halved cherry tomatoes. Mix each of the small diced red onions and chopped cilantro in half a cup. Mix half a cup of Baja Chipotle Sauce with half a lime juice and two tablespoons of olive oil. Stir well and pour over the rest of the pasta salad. Mix and chill for at least an hour before serving. 

What else to serve with this? 

If you want to use the Baja Chipotle Sauce Subway serves as a dip or spread, here are three foods that it works with particularly well:

Deep Fried Mushrooms. If you like mushrooms, you will love Fat Ronnie’s Deep Fried Fresh Mushrooms. This recipe goes with whole mushrooms, so they stay juicy, and a light batter for an incredible crunch that still allows the mushrooms to be the star. A dip in Baja Chipotle Sauce will set these off in a new, delicious direction. 

Burgers. There are so many choices when it comes to burgers. Whether you prefer a classic Backyard Burger, a Steak and Shake Frisco Patty Melt, or a Culvers Butter Burger with all the toppings, they’ll taste better with a little Subway Baja Chipotle Sauce.

Fried Fish. Tartar sauce is so old-fashioned. Update your Long John Silver’s Fried Fish dipping sauce with this Baja Chipotle Sauce recipe. The sauce’s bold flavor can even take everyday frozen fish sticks into gourmet territory!

Storing the sauce and how long will it last?

Transfer any unused Baja Chipotle Sauce to an airtight container and refrigerate it for up to three days. 

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