Name: Cilantro Lime Sour Cream
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped; 1 lime, juiced; 1 clove garlic; 1/4 teaspoon salt

Tangy sour cream recipe is a perfect complement to spicy Mexican inspired food. Use on rice bowls, burritos, tacos, vegetables or anything you enjoy pairing with sour cream.

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Cilantro Lime Sour Cream makes an excellent condiment for many different dishes, adds a tangy lime flavor, and is super creamy!

Our mexican-style sour cream sauce goes with just about everything from burritos, tacos, burrito bowls and salads to shrimp tacos and enchiladas.

Homemade cilantro lime sour cream in a mason jar.

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CILANTRO LIME SOUR CREAM INGREDIENTS

You may have all of these ingredients for this easy cilantro lime sour cream sauce recipe in your refrigerator or pantry and not need to make a trip to the grocery store! If this is your first time making this delicious recipe you might want to read the possible variations before deciding on your ingredients.

Sour Cream: Use your favorite brand or make a homemade dairy free sour cream
Herbs: fresh cilantro
Spices: garlic (you can substitute garlic powder if needed), salt
Etc: fresh lime juice

ingredients needed to make creamy cilantro lime sour cream dressing

POSSIBLE VARIATIONS

Try some of these sour cream variations to suit your needs!

Dairy Free: Use our guide to make dairy free sour cream for the base then add the cilantro, lime, garlic, and salt.

Greek Yogurt: Swap the sour cream for your favorite plain Greek yogurt for extra protein or a healthier option.

Mexican Crema: Add some mayo in with the sour cream for a more traditional crema. Authentically crema is usually made with heavy cream and buttermilk.

a collage of images with cilantro lime sour cream being used as a drizzle or condiment

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

Enjoy this great cilantro lime sour cream with so many different recipes:

Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls– A simple lunch (or dinner) dish that is also great for meal prepping.
Air Fryer Chicken Stuffed Pasta Shells – An easy and delicious way to use the leftover chipotle chicken if you get tired of chipotle chicken tacos.
Air Fryer Chipotle Chicken Wings – These are so good you won’t want to stop eating them.
Chipotle Chicken Sheet Pan Fajitas – Making fajitas on a sheet pan is one of the easiest ways to make dinner!
Chicken and Pineapple Kabobs – Time to fire up the grill for these delicious kabobs.
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup – Just dump the ingredients in and you have delicious soup the whole family loves in less than 30 minutes!
Crock Pot Chipotle Chicken Tacos – Easy chicken tacos with the perfect amount of spice? Yes, please!

Non-Dairy Yogurt Sour Cream

Homemade dairy free vegan sour cream made with SO Delicious Dairy Free Yogurt. This sour cream is great to substitute for sour cream in baking recipes.

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chicken wing being dipped into sour cream sauce with cilantro and lime — Dip our Air Fryer Chipotle Chicken Wings in the Cilantro Lime Sour Cream.

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TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Prepare your work surface and gather these kitchen tools and supplies before you begin this delicious, easy-to-make recipe so you don’t waste extra time trying to find things you need.

food processor or blender

chicken breast on a bed of rice with lime wedges drizzled with cilantro sour cream sauce — Drizzle this Cilantro Lime Sour Cream on our Chipotle Burrito Bowl.

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the full instructions and kitchen tips and quick tips for the best way to make this recipe. Don’t forget to check the prep time and cook time in the recipe card below before you begin.

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COMBINE INGREDIENTS: Add the sour cream, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, and salt to a food processor or high speed blender.

BLEND: Pulse until the sour cream is smooth in consistency.

KITCHEN TIP

You can microwave your lime for a few seconds, which helps extract the most juice possible.

sour cream ingredients in a food processor

cilantro lime sour cream ingredients in a food processor

STORAGE TIPS

Storing your food properly is important to prevent spoiling or food poisoning.

Refrigerate: Store in an airtight container or ziploc bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days if you can’t eat it the next day.

Freeze: Store in an airtight, freezer safe, container. If you’re storing in a zip top plastic bag, try to get as much air out as possible. Freeze for up to 3 months. Freezing it will result in a change in texture but it won’t go bad.

Defrosting: A great way to defrost is in the refrigerator overnight.

Crock Pot Chipotle Chicken Tacos

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Delicious and flavor packed shredded chipotle chicken made in a slow cooker or crock pot. This makes great chicken to put on tacos, burritos, enchiladas, salads and more.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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How do you make cilantro lime sour cream dairy free?

We have a whole post on how to make dairy free sour cream. So refer to that then add the remaining ingredients.

What tastes close to cilantro?

When you are using cilantro as a garnish you can easily substitute other herbs like parsley and basil. But with this recipe, cilantro is a staple ingredient so we don’t recommend any substituions.

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Cilantro Lime Sour Cream

Course condiment

Cuisine American, Mexican

Prep Time 5 minutes

8 servings

Tangy sour cream recipe is a perfect complement to spicy Mexican inspired food. Use on rice bowls, burritos, tacos, vegetables or anything you enjoy pairing with sour cream.

Equipment

Medium Bowl

Ingredients

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in food processor. Blend to combine.
Cover and store sour cream in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Notes

Cilantro lime sour cream is a great condiment to drizzle on anything you love.

Nutrition

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CILANTRO LIME SOUR CREAM INGREDIENTS

POSSIBLE VARIATIONS