Vegan Queso Recipe

Vegan queso in a bowl with chips behind it.

Super flavorful this Vegan Queso Recipe will become your favorite creamy cheesy recipe. Filled with veggies and good-for-you fats enjoy over chips, baked potatoes, or with some veggies.

Course Appetizer, Sauce, Snack

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Vegan Queso, Vegan Queso Recipe

Prep Time 6

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 131kcal

Equipment

1 High speed blender I use a Vitamix

Ingredients

2 medium carrots about 3/4 cup carrots chopped
2 medium potato about 1 cup potatoes chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup cashews soaked for 6 hours* see notes
1 medium pickle
2 tbsp pickled jalapenos
1 tbsp pickle juice
1 tbsp pickled jalapeno juice
1/2 cup plant-based milk
1 tsp miso paste
1/2 medium juice of lime
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp salt may add less or more. to taste after blending
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup salsa
1 tsp cumin

Instructions

Chop the potatoes and carrots. Add the potatoes, carrots, and garlic to a saucepan with water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Allow to boil for about 10 minutes or until soft.
2 medium carrots, 2 medium potato, 1 clove garlic
Add the pickle, jalapenos, pickle juice, jalapeno juice, juice of a lime, miso, garlic powder, onion powder, and nutritional yeast to your blender. Blend until smooth.
1 medium pickle, 2 tbsp pickled jalapenos, 1 tbsp pickle juice, 1 tbsp pickled jalapeno juice, 1 tsp miso paste, 1/2 medium juice of lime, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/3 cup nutritional yeast, 1 tsp cumin
Once the potatoes, carrots, and garlic are soft, drain them from the water. Add them to the blender. Add the cashews and plant milk. Blend until nice and smooth.
2 medium carrots, 2 medium potato, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 cup cashews, 1/2 cup plant-based milk
Season the cheese sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Blend to incorporate.
1/4 tsp pepper, 1 tsp salt
Add the salsa to the cheese sauce. Pulse to incorporate. You will still want some chunks of the salsa noticeable in the queso sauce.
1/2 cup salsa

Notes

*Cashews will come out creamier if they are soaked in water for 6 hours. You can also soak your cashews in boiling water for 30 minutes to help soften them.

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