Sour Cream

31 Sour Cream Recipes to Finish Off That Tub in Your Fridge

If you have sour cream around, these muffins, cakes, and comforting main dishes are just moments away.

May 13, 2022

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Every time you open the refrigerator, there’s a reminder that you bought sour cream and didn’t use it all. These sour cream recipes can help you avoid wasting that tub—there are so many dishes that can benefit from a little tangy richness. Below you’ll find easy dinners made luxurious with sour cream as well as an assortment of our favorite baked goods. Scroll down for simple pastas and easy fish dinners, crowd-pleasing potato salad (hint: there are potato chips on top), impressive cheesecake, and a bunch of options for the bread basket at your next brunch. You’ll find yourself staring at the bottom of the sour cream container before you know it.

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
1/31
One-Pot Spring Pasta With Smoked Salmon
If you're looking for sour cream recipes that use up more than a tablespoon or two, start with this 30-minute spring dinner, which gets its luscious sauce from a mix of a cup of sour cream, lots of fresh lemon, and the pasta cooking liquid.
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Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Kate Schmidt
2/31
Classic Blueberry Muffins
Sour cream gives these berry-packed muffins a tender crumb and a touch of tangy flavor.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou
3/31
Glazed Sour Cream Gem Cakes
These mini cakes took the internet by storm. Including sweet rice flour and rich sour cream in the batter means they’re plush, tender, and wonderfully moist.
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Photo by Travis Rainey, Prop styling by Sean Dooley, Food styling by Kaitlin Wayne
4/31
Easy Banana Bread Recipe
For a supremely moist version of the classic quick bread, this recipe matches sour cream with very ripe bananas. Can you add chocolate chips? We're not stopping you.
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5/31
Massaged Kale With Tomatoes, Creamed Mozzarella, and Wild Rice
Combining fresh mozzarella and sour cream gives you a kale salad topper that's a bit like burrata.
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Photo by Caleb Adams, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
6/31
Three Cities of Spain Cheesecake
No worries if this cheesecake cracks a little in the oven—it's topped with a cloud of lightly sweetened, vanilla-scented sour cream.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton
7/31
Chicken Boti Kebabs
These juicy chicken kebabs are delicious on their own, but mixing fresh green chutney into sour cream to dollop on top makes them truly excellent.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Anne Eastman, Food Styling by John Bjostad
8/31
Sour-Cream Pancakes With Sour-Cream Maple Syrup
These sour cream pancakes are just as tender and flavorful as ones made with buttermilk, but the real star is the tangy-sweet sour cream maple syrup.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
9/31
Molten Double Chocolate Mug Cake
There are loads of bad mug cakes out there, but this one really works. The key? Egg yolk, no white. The egg white is what makes many not-great mug cakes rubbery.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
10/31
Sheet-Pan Pasta Bake With Chicken and Kale
So much more crispy topping per bite than your standard pasta casserole.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
11/31
Sour Cream and Onion Fish
In this easy weeknight dinner, the fish is the chip. Coat fish fillets with sour cream and panko breadcrumbs, then bake until crisp and golden brown.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
12/31
Make-Ahead Spanish Frittata
Make this easy one-pan baked frittata on the weekend, then slice it up for on-the-go breakfast sandwiches all week long.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou
13/31
Banana Pudding Cheesecake Bars
An easy press-in Nilla wafer crust cradles a silky layer of fresh banana cheesecake, which gets topped with a light and fluffy sour cream whip.
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Bill Clark
14/31
Mississippi Corn Pudding
This savory corn pudding is creamy and cheesy, with fresh corn kernels, celery, and onions throughout. A topping of buttery cracker crumbles adds crunch.
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