Chili’s Salsa

Making salsa isn’t hard to do. You can make salsa just like Chili’s with our recipe. Canned tomatoes and canned green chiles make preparing this salsa easy. A couple of hours of chilling will help blend and enrich the flavors.
Chili's Salsa

Chilli’s Salsa

Chili's Salsa

Author: CopyKat Recipes
Recipe Type: Salsa, copy cat recipe, Chili's copy cat recipe
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves: 8

You can make fresh salsa in moments, and it will taste just like Chili's restaurant.

Ingredients

4 teaspoons canned diced jalapeño chiles
1/4 cup diced yellow onion
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 (14.5-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with juice
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

Place the jalapeños and onions in a food processor. Process for just a few seconds. Add both cans of tomatoes, the garlic salt, cumin, and sugar. Process until everything is well blended, but do not puree. Place in a container, cover, and chill well before serving.

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Why would anyone want to copy Chili’s hot sauce recipe? It is the worst watered-down hot sauce I have ever eaten. Is it mixed in each store? It is like tomato soup with hot sauce in it – runny, no texture, and really nasty tasting.
- http://www.copykat.com Stephanie
  
  Why did you look up the recipe if it was so bad?
- stephaniemanley
  
  What I find really fascinating is that you looked up the recipe, or somehow got here. Thanks for your comment though.
Miranda

I just made this and I don’t think it tastes anything like Chili’s. Very disappointed.
Priscilla

You do have to add cliantro and lime juice to get it close to Chili’s salsa.
VSanity

Followed the recipe but mine is too spicy to be Chili’s salsa. Does anyone know what I could do to the recipe to make it less spicy/more like chili’s? Thanks!
http://twitter.com/jlmaxwell17 Jennifer Maxwell

I’ve made this salsa for years now and it’s requested at every event, party or get together I go to. Sometimes people just ask if I can make it for them. lol I make it just like the recipe except I add a little more garlic salt to mine because I really like garlic. Sometime I just shake a little salt over it (if I’m not adding more garlic salt) and it tastes WONDERFUL. I’m actually eating some right now!!
http://www.facebook.com/jayce.peterson Jayce Peterson

Ours turned out amazing.
Ro

So Good!!! Very easy & it tastes yummy. Next time will try some of the modifications. Has anyone tried this with fresh ingredients?
Freddyg32

This recipe turned out fantastic. Finally a quick fantastic recipe for salsa. It is as close to the Chiles recipe without actually eating there. We added the lime juice, and fresh cilantro and it was outstanding. We also substituted granulated garlic with some kosher salt since we had no garlic cloves.Thank you for this recipe!!
- Anonymous
  
  Thank you for the lovely compliment. This is a great and easy recipe to make. I use this for whenever I want to make a quick salsa.
Gypsyviolinist

Can this recipe be canned?
Mwyse

awesome recipe! Thanks for sharing
JM

This recipe is fantastic!! I used a bit more jalapeno though, because I like it spicy I also used fresh jalapenos. I also used 3 fresh garlic cloves, but I also love garlic. And lastly, I did add some lime juice and used a “heaping” 1/2 tsp of cumin. Delicious and taste just like Chili’s!!
Marvinshari

I don’t see an actual recipe on this app. Could someone give the exact list of ingredients and their amounts? Thank you
Colleen M.

Made this last night and I found it way too hot. I am going to try again with only a teaspoon of jalapenos and work up to the degree of hot I like. Good flavor and will make again for sure, although I did not find it to taste like Chillis.
- http://www.copykat.com Mary Remous
  
  Jalapenos vary in heat. You may always want to start off with a smaller amount and then work your way up to the level of heat you desire.
Salsa

This tastes nothingggggggggg like chili’s salsa to me!!!! I don’t know if i did something wrong but it tasted really weird, like it had way too many tomatoes or something
- Anonymous
  
  I don’t know what happened, as you can see many people have had great results with this recipe. How did you prepare the recipe?
- Kim
  
  I bet it was the tomatoes if you dont use a good brand of tomatoes it doesnt taste as good, i have been making this recipe for about 6 years and always turns out great!!!
- Sherri982
  
  I started using the Rotel with “cilantro and lime” and it’s closer. A friend of mine used to be a Chili’s manager and said theyuse a lot of cilantro. I bet that’s the trick. I tried adding more cumin as someone suggested, but that didn’t taste as good. I think the lime and cilantro is the secret. I’m sure fresh would be good….but I haven’t gotten that far.
Peggy

This is a good base recipe. I make this all the time with the following changes: white onion (in Mexico, this is all they use according to chef Rick Bayless), 1 garlic clove and 1/2 tsp. of sea salt, a little more cumin, fresh jalapeno, a 1-2 tsps. cilantro, and a couple of squeezes of lime juice. This always gets rave reviews!
- http://www.copykat.com Stephanie
  
  I love Rick Bayless, he has such an amazing perspective on cooking.
- Eileen
  
  I agree…. I made it with your additions and took it on vacation and it was a major hit!! Thank you Peggy!
- Roadwargolf
  
  Can you send your recipe? Can’t find Chili’s salsa recipe ingredients on app. Not a good cook. Need exact.
- Roadwargolf
  
  Can you send your recipe? Can’t find Chili’s salsa recipe ingredients on app. Not a good cook. Need exact.
Becky

A very good friend made this and added garlic, fresh cilitro, and a jalopeno.
Everyone just stood at the table and ate and ate! It was awesome!
Kathy

Make this all the time for my family and friends. Always get asked for the recipe. I don’t like it really hot, so I omit the jalepenos…just as good, if you like it mild. I also add a little extra garlic and cumin.
Danny

Amanda have you canned any? I am new to canning. Any tips. How long do I process it.
Amanda

you can can it if you add vinegar with 5% acidity to it. I would use about a tablespoon of vinegar for every cup of salsa.
Dawn

I cant get jalapenos in Asia, what else can I use to substitute it?
- girlinvegas
  
  serrano peppers
nurse 4 u

Everytime we have a family, church, or work function I make a double batch of this salsa. Everyone loves it, I am always asked for the recipe and I enjoy sharing it.
cory mann

This salsa is great! It is now the only salsa I am ever going to eat! However, when I made my first batch, I felt like it was missing something, so on the second batch I added about a 1/4 tsp more cumin and it made all the difference in the world!
http://www.copykat.com admin

I spose you could try this, I would think that it would change the flavor somewhat.
Bobbi

Can you use fresh tomatoes and “can” this?
- http://Website(optional) Sheila
  
  Did you find out if this can be canned?
  - http://www.copykat.com Stephanie
    
    I have not found out if this can be canned. I am certain it could. What I would do is that I would refer to Ball’s canning guide book to make sure you get enough citric acid in there. Most canning recipes give a ratio for this. I would refer you to their guide on canning salsa.
Karyn

tastes exactly like chili’s salsa and super easy to make!
Dayna

I have to admit, this tastes just like the real thing and it’s easy. I make it all the time. Who would have guessed this wasn’t made with fresh tomatos? It’s awesome!!