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    Home » Recipes » Sauces and Dips

    Sour Cream and Chive Sauce

    Published: Nov 19, 2012 · Modified: Apr 5, 2023 by Jessie · This post may contain affiliate links; if you buy something we'll earn a commission at no cost to you.

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    A white bowl filled with sour cream sauce, topped with fresh chives. this recipe

    I started making this sour cream and chive sauce when I started making pierogi - super delicious little pasta dumplings filled with mashed potatoes.

    Sour cream sauce poured over pierogi dumplings.

    In the meantime, file this sauce recipe away for not just pierogis, but for poultry dishes as well - it's a nice, gravy-like accompaniment for turkey or chicken, although it's also good as a creamy pasta sauce (like our easy white sauce!)

    Fork dipping a bite of pierogi into a dish of sour cream sauce.
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    Fork lifting a bite of pierogi dipped in sour cream sauce.

    Sour Cream and Chive Sauce

    ★★★★★ 5 from 1 review
    • Author: Jessie
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 10 mins
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 1 and ½ cups 1x
    • Category: Sauce
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    This easy sour cream sauce is perfect for serving with homemade Pierogi!


    Ingredients

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    • 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 3 Tablespoons. Chives, chopped, plus extra for garnish
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 4 tsp. flour
    • 1 cup turkey, chicken, or vegetable stock
    • 2 Tablespoons Sour Cream
    • ½ Tsp. Lemon Juice

    Instructions

    1. Heat the oil and lemon juice together in a medium-sized saucepan. Add garlic and chives.
    2. Saute garlic and chives until garlic is cooked through, about 1 minute. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    3. Add flour to saucepan to make a roux. Stir contents of pot together and let roux cook for 1 minute.
    4. Stir stock into the saucepan a few tablespoons at a time, stirring constantly to break up and fully incorporate the roux for a smooth sauce. Bring mixture to a simmer and let it thicken.
    5. When sauce has thickened, stir in sour cream. Garnish with fresh chopped chives and serve over pierogis, chicken, poultry, or pasta.

    Notes

    Adapted from My Gourmet Connection

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 3 Tablespoons
    • Calories: 43
    • Sugar: 0.3 g
    • Sodium: 366 mg
    • Fat: 3.9 g
    • Carbohydrates: 1.9 g
    • Protein: 0.4 g
    • Cholesterol: 1.1 mg

    Keywords: sauce, thanksgiving, side dish

    Tag @lifeasastrawberry on Instagram to show us what you're cooking! Nutrition information is calculated per serving; it is approximate and will vary based on many factors.

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    1. Sha'Nissi Ayedzi

      April 20, 2021 at 1:08 am

      The sauce is delicious. One serving is enough to cover just about 20 Perogies.

      ★★★★★

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      • Team Life As A Strawberry

        April 20, 2021 at 2:23 pm

        We're SO happy to hear you loved it!

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    2. Sunshine

      August 18, 2018 at 7:55 pm

      Is there a functional reason not to use butter for the roux? It's just that I try to keep kosher, and this is already a dairy meal, so I don't see the point in using olive oil for the roux when it's easier to get butter to cooperate with that process anyway.

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      • Jessie

        August 29, 2018 at 10:12 am

        You can definitely use butter!

        Reply
    3. Julie Jaynes

      November 29, 2017 at 3:06 pm

      I need to make this lemon chive sauce but need the amounts converted to add to one pound of sour cream. Please help I need by 12/2

      Reply
      • Jessie

        December 01, 2017 at 10:08 am

        There's an online recipe converter here that might help!

        Reply

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