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This is legit the BEST Easy Guacamole Recipe and the only one you need – it’s quick, simple to make, and a hit at every party! Also, it just so happens to be a Copycat Chipotle Guacamole recipe, so you can have the flavors of Chipotle without leaving your house! This post contains affiliate links for products I’m obsessed with.
This post was originally published on Sep 16, 2015 and is being republished today with new pics and some new updated info!
It’s National Guacamole Day.
Are you celebrating? I certainly am…this might be one of my new favorite holidays.
Now that I know it exists. #thanksinstagram
Anyway, if you haven’t heard already, Chipotle has given out their “secret” guacamole recipe on their website.
Best gift ever, right? I die for their guac…and even though I have been making it at home for years (my friend Jen taught me the ways long ago), there is just something about Chipotle’s that makes me overpay for it every single time. #green-gold
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Ingredients for Copycat Chipotle Guacamole
2–3 ripe Hass avocados – the riper, the better
juice fromone lime – or more to taste
fresh cilantro – you can omit if you aren’t a fan…or use extra if you love it (I love it)
diced red onion – if you want to get rid of some of the bite
jalapeño – you could also use serano pepper
coarse kosher salt – super key ingredient for the best guacamole
The funny thing – after reading their recipe, I have NO idea what that something is. Because I’ve been making guac the exact same way as them: same ingredients and same amounts. Well, I don’t usually put my jalapeno seeds in.
It’s super easy to make your own guacamole at home! Just simply:
Mash your avocados. I actually use a potato masher to make mine…I’m pretty sure they aren’t this method at Chipotle, or anywhere else for that matter. But it works for us.
Mix in the remaining ingredients. Add everything else in, then stir to combine.
Taste and season.I love using a chip to for tasting instead of a spoon, because it gives you a good idea if you need more salt in your guac or not. If you aren’t eating your guac with chips, then you can just use a spoon!
It really couldn’t be easier to make at home or make to bring to a party. I constantly get asked for this recipe, by the way, so if you need a quick crowd pleasing appetizer, look no further.
It’s totally FIX approved, too, as long as you measure in the BLUE container. I actually love to make it ahead of time and use it on Taco salads. Here’s a trick to keeping it fresh – leave an avocado pit in the bowl and your guacamole won’t turn brown.
So cool, right?
And if you want to make homemade chips, follow the first part of mySheet Pan Nachos recipe!
Yummy recipes to make with this Guacamole
Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
Healthy Instant Pot Airfryer Chicken Taquitos
Air Fryer Shrimp Taco Recipe
Instant Pot Flank Steak Tacos
Hidden Cauliflower Taco Meat
21 Day Fix Guacamole (Chipotle Copy Cat Recipe)
Author: Nancylynn
With this 21 Day Fix Guacamole Recipe you can have the flavors of Chipotle without leaving your house! Weight Watchers points added too!
5 from 1 vote
Servings : 4servings
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Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 10 minutesmins
Ingredients
2-3ripe Hass avocados
Juice from one lime
2tablespoonscilantrochopped
1/4cupred onionfinely chopped
1/2jalapeñowith or without seeds (finely chopped)
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
Instructions
Choose the right avocado. It should feel squishy yet firm (like the palm of your hand), and be a nice dark green color on the inside.
Cut the avocado in half and the remove the pit (carefully!)
Scoop the avocados and place in a medium bowl.
Toss and coat with juice from half of a lime.
Add the salt and using a fork or potato masher, mash until a smooth consistency is achieved.
Fold in the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Taste the guacamole on a chip and adjust seasoning if necessary. I like to add more lime juice!
Notes
21 Day Fix: measure your guacamole in your blue container! Don't forget to count your chips as a yellow 🙂
WW:Green, Blue, Purple - 4 points per 1/2 c. guac; 2 points per corn tortilla if you are making your own chips!
Unlike fake versions which have included add-ins like garlic or tomatoes, Chipotle's guac uses just six ingredients: avocados, lime juice, cilantro, red onion, jalapeño and kosher salt.
In order to keep the dip from turning from a vibrant green to a yucky, brown hue by the day's end, it is double sealed. His third TikTok clip showed how each tin of guacamole is sealed to keep it from going bad. “Each panned guac gets sealed airtight with Saran Wrap,” he said.
What's So Great About Chipotle's Guacamole? Uh, everything! Whereas most chain restaurants' guacamole seems to be squeezed from a plastic bag, or worse yet, scraped from an industrial tub, Chipotle's guac is full of avocado chunks and speckled with fresh produce.
Based on my experience, Chipotle's guacamole flavor comes from the lime juice, red onion, and salt. These are the key flavors that stick out immediately with every bite. As I mentioned, there is more red onion in this guacamole recipe than most, which is unique to Chipotle.
Hass avocados from Mexico (the main supplier of Chipotle's avocados) ripened to perfection, fresh-squeezed lime juice, chopped cilantro, diced red onion, diced jalapenos, and kosher salt. That's it.
Chips with salsa or chips with guacamole are two menu items that do not have dairy. In terms of individual food items, there are no milk-based ingredients in any of their meats, beans, taco shells, chips, or tortillas.
The lactic acid in sour cream acts very much like the ascorbic acid in limes in combating the oxidizing enzymes in avocados. The process and result is similar: spread a thin layer of sour cream onto a smooth surface of guacamole and cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface.
With ripe tomatoes so rare in the U.S., I generally leave them out.) I know what you're about to ask. "But what about oxidation?” While lime is touted as a way prevent avocados from browning, it takes a lot of lime for that to work—and it's generally a bad idea to transform a dish's taste for aesthetic reasons.
Store-bought guacamole usually has a co*cktail of preservatives which keep it from browning, and when you make guac at home, usually it's eaten within the hour. We can't make guac every hour - we make it every few hours, and the lemon/lime juice keeps it from browning too badly within that time frame.
I worked there for 5 years, its actually Daisy sour cream. We are supposed to beat the bag of sour cream before putting it in a pan, some people do it to much and it gets too liquidy.
To keep the leftover guacamole from browning, the employee rips off a sheet of plastic wrap, then presses it all the way down to the surface of the guacamole, knocking out the air that would be in the container if it was just sealed with a lid.
If you taste your guac and it is bland, start with more salt. Next, add lime juice. Often an additional pop of citrus is all guac needs to come alive and taste better. If you still aren't happy with the taste, you can rely on mix-ins to jazz it up.
The fake guacamole recipe is nearly identical to your standard taqueria guacamole. Tomatillos, cilantro, garlic, jalapeño are still the core ingredients, instead, the imposter substitutes the green gold for the tender summer variety of Mexican squash usually sauteed in guisado form.
"The flesh of the avocado oxidizes quickly — much like a cut apple — which changes the color. The addition of citric acid, like from lime juice in your guac can help delay this process but will not completely prevent it," she says.
We use only Hass avocados because they're the creamiest, most delicious of all avocado varieties. They're dark green and bumpy on the outside and velvety smooth on the inside, with a high fat content - but the good kind (whew). Every morning we mash the avocados by hand and make batches of guac from scratch.
Chipotle uses Hass avocados, which are high in monounsaturated fat (6.7 grams per half avocado). This has been linked to preventing heart disease and lowering blood pressure. Due to the fat content, avocados are calorie-rich, so if you're monitoring your weight, consider a half serving.
Here's all you need for traditional guacamole: ripe avocados, coriander/cilantro, red onions, jalapeño or Serrano chilli, lime and salt. Avoid unnecessary fillers such as sour cream and cream cheese. They only dilute flavour. Popular optional extras include: garlic, tomato, cumin powder.
Our tortillas, vegetables, rice, beans, salsas, chips and guacamole, are vegetarian and vegan. If you eat dairy, our shredded Monterey Jack cheese and queso are made with vegetable-based rennet and our sour cream is 100% cultured cream.
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