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Guacamole: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on avocado and lime. Some add garlic or pumpkin flesh.

Start with Daniel Meng’s versionSee all 3 side by side

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 5 November 2026.

Chipotle-Style Guacamole by Daniel Meng, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Daniel Meng’s. A fresh, homemade guacamole that captures the bold flavors of Chipotle’s signature dip. Packed with ripe avocado, zesty lime, and a kick of green chilies, this quick recipe delivers creamy, vibrant taste in minutes.

Chipotle-Style Guacamole from Daniel Meng’s Instagram video

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Chipotle-Style Guacamole

Recipe from Daniel Meng, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 10 min
  • Serves 5
  • 6 ingredients
  • No cooking

The only one of the 3 with green chilies and tortilla chips.

Ingredients

  • avocado
  • red onion
  • lime
  • cilantro
  • green chilies
  • tortilla chips

How it goes

  1. Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and mash the flesh.

  2. Finely chop the green chilies.

  3. Finely chop the red onion.

  4. Cut the lime into wedges.

  5. Chop the cilantro leaves.

  6. Combine the mashed avocado, chopped chilies, lime juice, cilantro, and finely chopped red onion in a bowl and mix well.

Then 3 more steps in the full recipe.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 guacamole recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Daniel Meng’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Chipotle-Style GuacamoleDaniel Meng · make this one first10 min56No cookinggreen chilies and tortilla chips
GuacamoleElizabeth Wu Williams10 min410No cookinggarlic, jalapeno and cumin
Pumpkin Puke GuacamoleSteve Owens25 min410Not clear from the stepspumpkin flesh, roma tomato, sugar and jalapeno pepper

What they share.

  • All 3use avocado.
  • All 3use lime.
  • 2 of 3use red onion. Steve Owens’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use cilantro. Steve Owens’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Daniel Meng and Elizabeth Wu Williams need no cooking; Steve Owens doesn't.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Daniel Meng is the only one to use green chilies and tortilla chips. Elizabeth Wu Williams is the only one to use garlic, jalapeno and cumin. Steve Owens is the only one to use pumpkin flesh, roma tomato, sugar and jalapeno pepper.

  • Time and list length

    Daniel Meng takes the least time (10 min); Steve Owens the most (25 min). Daniel Meng uses the shortest ingredient list (6); Steve Owens the longest (10).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 5 November 2026.

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