Quick Chipotle-Orange Barbecue Sauce Recipe

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Joshua Bousel
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Joshua Bousel
Joshua Bousel is a Serious Eats old-timer, having started sharing his passion for grilling and barbecue recipes on the site back in 2008. He continues to develop grilling and barbecue recipes on his own site, The Meatwave, out of his home base of Durham, North Carolina.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Give bottled sauce the perfect balance of heat, sweet, and tang.

Recipe Details

Quick Chipotle-Orange Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Makes 2 cups
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Ingredients

  • 18 ounces bottled barbecue sauce (1 1/2 cups), preferably Cattlemen’s

  • 1/3 cup orange juice

  • 2 tablespoons honey

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped chipotles in adobo

  • 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, orange juice, honey, chipotles, and ancho chili powder. Use immediately or pour back in bottle and store in refrigerator for up to a month.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1052 Calories
4g Fat
253g Carbs
5g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 1052
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 5%
Saturated Fat 0g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 5339mg 232%
Total Carbohydrate 253g 92%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Total Sugars 212g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 49mg 244%
Calcium 186mg 14%
Iron 4mg 22%
Potassium 1421mg 30%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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