One of the biggest challenges of cooking at home most of the time is to keep things interesting without spending a lot of money. Creativity is required. When we make sandwiches, we try to emulate some of our favorites from restaurants. One of my favorites has Chipotle Mayonnaise as a dressing on a grilled chicken sandwich with cheddar cheese. I decided to make it at the house. Since we already have mayonnaise at the house usually, the only thing I needed to buy was some Chipotle in Adobo sauce. A small can of this in the Clemente Jacques brand was $1.29 at the local mega mart. Chipotles are smoked jalapeno peppers. Adobo sauce is a seasoned tomato puree sauce that gets a distinct flavor after mixing with the chipotle peppers (think smoked spicy ketchup). I used two small teaspoons of the smoky adobo sauce and 4 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise and mixed it thoroughly. Be careful since the adobo sauce is very spicy. The result should be a slightly orange look with a good smoky and spicy flavor. If you really want to get adventurous, spoon in one of the chipotle peppers! It’s as simple as this recipe, really. We used this on some grilled chicken sandwiches and it really made our home cooked sandwiches taste as interesting as something from one of our favorite restaurants.


