In my laboratory, I have created the perfect blend of ingredients to smother all over my face... I mean... nachos! 😉
So listen to this, I lived in Central America for about a year and a half, maybe a bit more. On top of that, I have been to Mexico more than I can count and despite all of my restaurant visits, I couldn't ever find the luscious, orange, creamy, spicy, saucy that I once knew in vegan format. Somehow queso sin leche just didn't get the response I wanted. 😂
Little side note, Mexican food is my absolute kryptonite. It makes me melt like this queso!😉
I have been on the search for what seems like an eternity. Life without perfect nacho dip to me was not worth living! I ate everything that promised me the sensation I was looking for but could never find anything that had the same gooey, cheesey, queso-y that I had once been strongly infatuated with! 😉
Challenge accept-amundo!
I believe that what our food is made of is incredibly important to our health. When choosing 'nacho chips' I ensure to use organic, (preferably) stone ground corn, with only oil and salt for cooking. If you check ingredient lists on some packaging, you will find a science experiment with words you haven't seen or heard since chemistry class. No thank you!
That being said, I recommend eating this deliciously nutritious cheese with a side of this finger looking, plant based galaxy of tastes!
I don't know about ya'll but honestly, the way I get most of my recipes is a craving followed by what I attribute to shear magic. I want something and so I create it. That's what happened with this cheese.
Something some kind of wonderful...
I was experimenting big time and really didn't think that this would end up to be one of the best things I have ever put in my mouth so I don't have as many step by steps in picture format as usual.
That said, it couldn't not be shared especially with so many of you celebrating Easter this weekend! You've got to make this to impress all of your family!
Want my secrets? Fine, twist my arm, why don't ya! I'll share! 😉
What you need:
Base
- 1 boiled potato
- 1/2 cup veggie broth
- 1 cup cashews (soaked overnight and even better if left in the fridge, rinsed for 1-3 days for maximum cheesy flavor!)
- 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/3 arrowroot powder + 1/3 cup water
- 2/3 cup rice milk
Stir-fry
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 onion
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper
- As many hot peppers as you can handle. (I push stomach lining limits so I can't be responsible to give you a number.)
- 2 tbsp cajun
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbs coconut oil
What to do:
- In a pan, add 1 tbs coconut oil and spices to medium heat. Let simmer for about 2 minutes then add in the onion, garlic and yellow bell pepper. Cook until soft. Set aside.
- Add 1/3 cup arrowroot powder and 1/3 cup water to a bowl. Mix well then pour onto medium heat. This mixture will turn to gel. As soon as it does, remove from heat so you don't burn it! It's super fast so keep an eye on it!
- Put soft potatoes, stir-fry mixture, arrowroot powder gel, nutritional yeast and cashews in a food processor and process until you have a soft mixture.
- If your processor handles liquids well, add in the rice milk and veggie broth, if not, switch to a blender.
- If your blender is heavy duty, it can warm this up for you on high speed but if not, pour it into a skillet to warm up for a couple of minutes (until warm to the touch.)
Now that you have this soft, creamy, gooey, mixture, slap it on top of everything and anything you want to shove in your mouth! 😉
SO MUCH GOOEY GOODNESS!
This recipe made lots of queso! I just excitedly dumped it on the craziest, loaded nachos (most delicious) I could come up with! I had saved some in the fridge in a container for the next day and it was just as delicious re-heated so feel free to make tons!
I truly believe we can heal ourselves through food and it is my mission in life to create and inspire delicious, mouth watering creations that are beneficial and packed full of plant based goodies to fuel our bodies, minds and lives! 💖
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