• About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Three Olives Branch

Ideas for your life, body, and home

  • Recipes
    • All Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • BBQ and Grilling
    • Beef/Steak
    • Breakfast
    • Chicken and Turkey
    • Condiments/Sauces/Spices
    • Desserts and Sweets
    • Dog Treats
    • Drinks
    • Fast and Simple
    • Game Time
    • Healthy
    • Holidays
    • How To
    • Italian
    • Kid Friendly
    • Low Carb/Keto
    • Lunch
    • Mexican/Latin
    • Pastas
    • Sausage/Pork
    • Seafood
    • Sides
    • Snacks
    • Soups and Stews
    • Vegetarian
  • Travel
  • Life and Home
  • Shop
  • Meal Planner

All Recipes Condiments/Sauces/Spices Fast and Simple Low Carb/Keto Mexican/Latin Vegetarian

Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

A quick and easy medium-spicy sauce perfect for Mexican recipes. Roasted poblanos and lime make a flavorful, sauce for enchiladas, burritos, tacos, and more. Vegetarian, low carb keto, and gluten free. Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce #mexicanfood #enchiladas #poblanos #verdesauceA simple sauce full of flavor, this Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce is a unique and delicious addition to your favorite Mexican food!

A quick and easy medium-spicy sauce perfect for Mexican recipes. Roasted poblanos and lime make a flavorful, sauce for enchiladas, burritos, tacos, and more. Vegetarian, low carb keto, and gluten free. Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce #mexicanfood #enchiladas #poblanos #verdesauceThis post contains affiliate links.

I love my Smoky Chipotle Enchilada Sauce but have been wanting to make another sauce that was green and pepper-focused for a while now.  Roasted poblanos are full of flavor with a mild heat so they are the perfect foundation for this sauce.  Just a few ingredients will make this flavorful sauce, and it is fast!

Peppers are a little like playing roulette with your food because you never really know exactly how spicy they will be.  I have had some incredibly spicy jalapenos before!  If you find your sauce to be too spicy, add more sour cream or Greek yogurt as dairy cuts through heat very well.  You could also use green bell peppers instead of poblanos, or a combination of the two, but it will slightly change the flavor of the sauce as well.

A quick and easy medium-spicy sauce perfect for Mexican recipes. Roasted poblanos and lime make a flavorful, sauce for enchiladas, burritos, tacos, and more. Vegetarian, low carb keto, and gluten free. Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce #mexicanfood #enchiladas #poblanos #verdesauceThis gluten free, vegetarian, and low carb keto sauce is amazing on our Mexican Street Corn Enchiladas (pictured above)!  Because the flavors are classic Mexican flavors, you could use this sauce on so many things:

  • Enchiladas of any type (especially chicken or veggie!)
  • Smothered burritos
  • Salsa for chips
  • Sauce for tacos

This sauce is amazing, and I love how versatile it is.  The fresh flavors really let the roasted peppers shine!


A quick and easy medium-spicy sauce perfect for Mexican recipes. Roasted poblanos and lime make a flavorful, sauce for enchiladas, burritos, tacos, and more. Vegetarian, low carb keto, and gluten free. Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce #mexicanfood #enchiladas #poblanos #verdesauce

Print Recipe
5 from 1 vote

Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 large poblano peppers (also called Pasilla peppers)
  • 1/3 cup sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt)
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1-2 limes
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Roast the poblano peppers by turning on the broiler in your oven. Place the peppers directly on the rack at the top position, as close to the heating coils as you can get. Roast until the peppers are starting to turn black. Rotate the peppers until they are roasted on each side, typically a couple minutes per side. Remove the peppers from the oven and place in a large bag or tupperware, closed off, for them to steam and cool. This steaming process will make it easier to remove the skins.
  • When the peppers are cool enough to touch, peel off the charred skin from the peppers and discard the skins. Remove the stems and seeds.
  • In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients and blend until you reach your desired consistency. Add additional water if too thick. Season to taste with additional salt or lime.

Notes

Even though this recipe uses fresh cilantro, it does not have a strong cilantro taste.ย  If you are not a fan, you can leave it out.
2 limes will give a strong lime flavor.ย  Use 1 lime for a more subtle lime flavor.
If too hot, add more sour cream or Greek yogurt.ย  To make the sauce more mild in the first place, use green bell peppers, or a combination of bell peppers and poblanos, however this will slightly change the flavor of the sauce as well.


21 Comments

« Mexican Street Corn Avocado Toast
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lentil Lasagna Soup »

Comments

  1. Abby @ WinsteadWandering says

    February 19, 2018 at 9:06 AM

    I have an awesome enchilada sauce recipe using roasted poblanos, but I love that yours is creamy. What a great idea to use limes, too!

    Reply
    • Kim says

      February 19, 2018 at 2:28 PM

      Thank you, Abby! I am a sucker for lime in Mexican food, and aren’t roasted poblanos just the best?!

      Reply
  2. Jen says

    February 19, 2018 at 3:50 PM

    Oh my gosh. This sauce looks so easy and it sounds so good! Totally adding this to my must-try list for the next time I’m craving enchiladas!

    Reply
  3. Leslie Haasch says

    February 25, 2018 at 3:44 PM

    I love spicy sauces with lime in them – it makes me need a margarita, stat!

    Reply
    • Kim says

      February 25, 2018 at 4:08 PM

      Yes! This would be so great with a margarita!

      Reply
  4. Kate says

    March 5, 2018 at 5:14 PM

    This sauce sounds amaaaaazing! I would love this on tacos or taco salad, or just with chips. Yum!

    Reply
  5. Nicole | Culinary Cool says

    March 5, 2018 at 7:22 PM

    I absolutely love poblano peppers! I think I would totally dig this on Mexican street corn, and as a dip for raw veggies.

    Reply
    • Kim says

      March 9, 2018 at 4:44 PM

      Oooh, yes! Those both sound amazing!

      Reply
  6. Kathryn @ FoodieGirlChicago says

    March 8, 2018 at 10:20 AM

    Wow! This sounds like the perfect enchilada sauce. Can’t wait to make it!

    Reply
  7. Eileen Kelly says

    March 11, 2018 at 2:48 AM

    I love all things Mexican! This sauce is perfect with the poblano peppers! the sauce is easy to assemble and I will be having this with so many meals. From chicken to veggies.

    Reply
  8. Nicoletta @sugarlovespices says

    March 11, 2018 at 7:14 AM

    What amazing flavors this sauce has! Just perfect for many Mexican dishes. Love that spicy kick!

    Reply
  9. Kristina says

    March 11, 2018 at 7:57 PM

    Wow, this sauce look like the perfect topper for enchiladas…and nachos, and tacos, and burritos. Also, I completely understand when you say that peppers are like roulette…sometimes you get lucky (or unlucky, depending on your tolerance for peppers).

    Reply
  10. Sues says

    March 11, 2018 at 8:29 PM

    Oh yum!! I want to make this for enchiladas, but then I want to drizzle it over everythinggg, from chicken to kale to maybe just off a spoon right into my mouth ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Kim says

      March 16, 2018 at 5:52 PM

      All great options!

      Reply
  11. Stacey says

    March 12, 2018 at 9:41 AM

    Oh my goodness, this is my kind of sauce, I would enjoy this with just about anything, can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  12. Julie says

    March 12, 2018 at 1:09 PM

    The pepper roulette game is SO TRUE. I bought some poblano peppers to stuff last year, and they were so spicy we couldn’t even eat them – and my husband and I love spicy food so much we grow our own habaneros. What freakish mutant strain of poblanos did we stumble upon?! I should have just used them for a sauce like this instead since like you mention, it’s so easy to add something like yogurt to chill the spices a little!

    Reply
    • Kim says

      March 16, 2018 at 5:52 PM

      What a story! Definitely a mutant strand! I ate a jalapeno once that made me cry which has NEVER happened before! ๐Ÿ˜€

      Reply
  13. Lilly says

    March 30, 2018 at 10:39 AM

    Hi! Iโ€™m making this today….looks amazing! Can I make the sauce one day in advance?

    Reply
    • Kim says

      March 30, 2018 at 3:45 PM

      Hi Lilly,
      Absolutely! And it will probably taste even better since the flavors will have time to meld together. I hope you enjoy it! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  14. Mercedes Crabtree says

    July 1, 2018 at 12:39 PM

    WOW! What a delicious sauce! I was on the hunt for a fresh take on my chicken enchiladas, and boy I found it. I made doubled the recipe and made two pans of enchiladas for my family + family in town, a total of 6 adults and 3 kids. EVERYONE was happy, even the kids ate it! All of the adults even had seconds! For the second time in less then a week, these enchiladas are being requested again.

    What an AWESOME recipe! I’m so glad I took a chance on it. Thanks for posting!

    Happy Cooking!

    Reply
    • Kim says

      July 1, 2018 at 12:54 PM

      Thank you so much, Mercedes! You made my day! ๐Ÿ™‚ I am SO glad your family loved it! It is also great on smothered burritos or tacos if you want to shake it up!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Welcome!

Welcome! My name is Kim and I love to combine different flavor and recipe ideas into one for something new and exciting!
You will also find some travel and lifestyle ideas here, typically surrounding food! Read Moreโ€ฆ

Search

Find More of What You Love…

Sur La Table Up To 75% Off Clearance Sale

Most Popular Recipes

Mexican Street Corn Pinwheels

posted in All Recipes, Appetizers, Fast and Simple, Game Time, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Mexican/Latin, Snacks, Vegetarian

Roasted Leek and Brie Risotto

posted in Italian, Sides, Vegetarian

Blackberry Coconut Popsicles

posted in All Recipes, Desserts and Sweets, Fast and Simple, Healthy, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

Chicken Cordon Bleu Shakshuka

posted in All Recipes, Breakfast, Chicken, Fast and Simple, Lunch

How to Toast Coconut

posted in All Recipes, Holidays, How To, Vegetarian

Hungry for more?

Patriotic Berry Sweet Rolls

Parmesan Black Pepper Pizza Dough

Halloween Candy Dipped Monster Marshmallows

Ranch Pizza Crust

How to Make Pumpkin Spice

Copyright © 2019 · Divine theme by Restored 316