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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.
“Each panned guac gets sealed airtight with Saran Wrap,” he said. “Then it gets lidded, labeled and stored for later use. This process ensures freshness and prevents browning,” he continued.
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.
A Chipotle employee on TikTok just took to the app to share two videos about how Chipotle makes its guacamole, revealing that at least some stores make all of the day's guacamole in one large batch, then store the reserves in the refrigerator until they need more.
Chipotle uses the brand Daisy, so that's what we're using. Put the sour cream in the bowl. All you gotta do is whisk it. Keep whisking until you reach the desired texture.
Authentic guacamole doesn't contain fillers and unnecessary ingredients. All you need is avocados, onion, tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, garlic, and salt. Easy and delicious!
They went on, "We are instructed to mix each pan around before putting it on the line to unveil the green underneath the oxidized browning because otherwise customers will complain it looks rotten and that we're serving old food."
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.
Last year the company served more than 43 million pounds of avocados from Mexico ; the company sources exclusively from Mexico in certain months to ensure the taste and quality of its guacamole is the absolute best. Chipotle also buys avocados from California , Chile and Peru based on peak growing seasons.
Guacamole is calorie-dense and full of unsaturated fats, making it a good way to add more healthy fats to your diet. Queso has more than twice as many calories as guacamole, but it has much more saturated fat, meaning it generally shouldn't be eaten in excess.
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.
Pour a thin but visible layer of water or lemon/lime juice over the guacamole to form a barrier with the air. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, pushing the wrap, so it is flush with the guacamole to prevent air pockets, or put the guacamole in a sealed tub.
An ink is created when the pits are simmered in water, creating a sustainable, plant-based dye varying in color, that ultimately results in customized apparel and accessories for the brand.
*****Free Guac Legal Language: Offer valid July 31, 2023 only, for free small side or entrée topping of guacamole with a regular-priced entrée purchase by a Chipotle Rewards member; redemption requires use at time of order of promo code AVO2023.
An exception to the low-fat rule is guacamole. “Guac has some plant-based saturated fat but mostly contains monounsaturated fats (similar to olives and olive oil), which are heart-healthy fats,” Leonard says. Even so, keep a close eye on the amount of guacamole on your burrito bowl and don't ask for extra.
What is the meat substitute at Chipotle? Our Sofritas is made with organic soy protein, and braised with fresh peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and spices. We partner with farmers in the Midwestern U.S. to buy non-GMO, organic soybeans that turn into the most delicious and creamiest artisanal tofu.
We get most of them from Mexico, but we will shift where we'll get more of them within the next month or so from California.Later in the summer and in the fall, we get them from Peru and Colombia.
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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