Don’t waste any smoky, spicy chipotles or the adobe sauce they’re packed in.

These chiles are often sold in cans, swimming in adobo sauce.

When you want to use those leftovers, turn to these 12 recipes that use chipotle peppers.

Bowl of Chipotle Chicken Chowder with More in a Pot in the Background

Simply Recipes / Ross Yoder

The sauce brings even more bold flavors with chipotle chiles.

You control the heat, adding one to three, depending on how you like it.

Use fresh, cooked pumpkin or canned pumpkin puree.

Bowl of Chipotle Chicken Chowder Next to a Wooden Board with Baguette Pieces and Table Napkin

Simply Recipes / Ross Yoder

Top the creamy soup with pumpkin seeds, cilantro, and crema fresca.

Cube pork shoulder and brown it, then build the stew that also contains sweet potatoes and corn.

It’s an amazing blend of flavors.

Chipotle Meatballs in Sauce and Topped With Cilantro in a Blue Dish

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Add chicken stock and simmer.

It’s easy and so much better than canned soup.

Great on its own or with its best friend,grilled cheese.

Pressure Cooker Chipotle Chicken and Rice Bowls

Coco Morante

Let it simmer low and slow so the flavors concentrate.

Besides being delicious, this dish is super fast to make, too.

The flavorful chicken cooks on the stovetop in just 20 minutes.

Chipotle Pumpkin Soup

Elise Bauer

They have layers of chipotle flavor that are balanced with orange, lime, and cilantro.

Control the level of spice by customizing how many peppers you use.

Like any good Tex-Mex soup, this one comes with plenty of topping options, too.

Pork and Poblano Stew

Elise Bauer

Recipe Uses:4 teaspoons adobo sauce

roasted tomato soup with cream and basil in a blue bowl

Elise Bauer

Copycat Sofritas in a Pan with a Wooden Spoon and Lime Wedges, Surrounded by a Bowl of Lime Wedges, a Glass of Water, and a Couple of Forks

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Smoky BBQ Sauce

Elise Bauer

Burnt Cheese Tacos on a Plate with Chipotle Sauce and Lime Wedges

Simply Recipes / Sara Tane

orange juice marinated chicken on a plate with lemons and parsley

Sally Vargas

Spicy Citrusy Black Beans

Elise Bauer

turkey tortilla soup in a blue bowl

Elise Bauer