Recipes With Sour Cream
Got sour cream on hand? Here are 37 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.
Pairs well with
Onion Butter Garlic Salad Oil Flour Eggs Potato Chicken
Storing & using Sour Cream
Keep refrigerated and check the use-by date — eggs are best used within a few weeks, most dairy within a week of opening. Out of Sour Cream? greek yogurt is a common swap (1:1).
Nutrition facts: Sour Cream
200 kcal · 3.33 g protein · 16.7 g fat · 6.67 g carbs per 100 g, as published for “SOUR CREAM” (FDC 2288876, branded). Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, fetched 2026-09-11. These are reference values for the ingredient as listed — not a per-serving count for any recipe on this page.
Sour Cream recipe FAQs
What can I make with just sour cream?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on onion or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with sour cream?
Onion, Butter, Garlic, Salad Oil, Flour are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for sour cream plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add sour cream plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.