Cheesy Vegan Sweet Potato Fries Nacho Style!
Cheesy Vegan Sweet Potato Fries Nacho Style! are officially my most favorite appetizer/meal/party food of the month. The flavor is as loud as the bright & bold colors in the pictures. Imagine the loudest and ‘bestest’ mariachi band in your mouth, costumes included, and you’ve arrived at the level of deliciousness in this dish. 😉 I’ll definitely be making these for a Cinco de Mayo party this year for sure.
I sliced and grilled sweet potatoes on the BBQ – french fry style. However, first I coated them in grape seed oil and taco seasoning for an even bigger flavor explosion. MWAH! I sliced up some sweet bell peppers I had to get rid of, grilled corn and then cut it off the cob, and then smothered the nachos in avocado, cilantro, and a DELICIOUS vegan nacho cheese sauce with spinach. I scarfed them down at a disgusting speed and then washed them down with a frozen homemade mango margarita. All my calories for the day? Yeah, probably… Worth it? TOTALLLYYYYY!
Cheesy Vegan Sweet Potato Fries Nacho Style! can easily be a lunch, dinner, appetizer, party plate, Cinco de Mayo grub, summertime grub, or literally anytime grub! Go getcha mariachi on in yo’ mouth and groove it up with a mango marg! 😉
- 2 sweet potatoes - grill as fries OR 20oz bag of frozen sweet potato fries (cooked)
- 4 sweet mini peppers - sliced
- 1 small avocado - sliced OR 1/2 a large avocado - sliced
- 1/4 C cilantro leaves
- 1 ear of corn - grilled and cut off the cob
- 1/3 C salsa
- Hot sauce to taste
- 1 C large spinach leaves loosely packed OR 1/2 cup if you're using baby spinach
- 1/4 C nutritional yeast
- 3 Tbl flour
- 1 Tbl soy sauce (I use Bragg's Aminos)
- 1 Tbl dijion mustard
- 3 Tbl fresh cilantro
- 1/2 tsp Better Than Bouillon's Vegetable base or another broth paste OR about 1/4 C liquid vegetable broth
- 3 Tbl of onion - diced
- 2 Tbl taco seasoning - leveled
- 1 C unsweetened vegan milk (I used soy)
- 1/2 C - 1 C water (this is optional, however, you may need this to make the sauce creamier - add it slowly and stir before adding more)
- 3 Tbl vegan butter
- Salt to taste
- Heat pan with butter on medium heat and then add onion and a dash of salt - stir occasionally for 3 minutes
- Add the flour and and stir very well until it becomes thick and creamy like a roux
- Add the milk and stir in until there are no bumps
- Add the nutritional yeast, soy, mustard, taco seasoning, broth, and cilantro - stir until creamy
- Add the spinach, water, and any salt you might like to add - stir until you have your desired consistency from adding water and then turn heat to low
- On a serving dish, place the fries, peppers, and add some of the nacho sauce - layering as you go
- Top with salsa, avocado, cilantro, and hot sauce
- A mango or any other margarita
- OR
- Mexican beer
The BEST Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce Ever!
The BEST Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce Ever! is the creamiest, tastiest, and easiest vegan cheese sauce I have created to date. It is also the best tasting vegan nacho cheese I have ever consumed! After years of messin’ around and trying to create the best vegan nacho cheese sauce one can possibly make, I dare say, I have finally done it. The texture is absolutely incredible and the flavor is outta this world. Okay, so I’m not gonna be humble in this post ’cause this kicks some serious vegan nacho cheese ass! My husband greatly dislikes and will not eat almost every single ingredient in this sauce, but absolutely LOVED this cheese sauce. If you knew my husband, you’d know that this is sayin’ something. I have a million and five ways you could alter this for different styles as well. Typically, I say, “use whatever is in your fridge and use my recipe as a guide,” however, in this case, to achieve flavor and texture I would state that you should follow this recipe as closely as possible. If you’d like to have a different style of vegan nacho cheese sauce I’d recommend the following:
Add vegan chorizo! Trader Joes makes a bomb one!
Add even more jalapenos!
Add cilantro (had I had this in my fridge I absolutely would’ve done this)
Add taco seasoning for a flare
Jazz it up with a smoky (or any) hot sauce
Vegan or not, this is a much healthier version of a cheese sauce and it literally takes a mere 5 minutes to make. If I sold my, “The BEST Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce Ever!” I would promise you a money back guarantee if you were not 100% satisfied. Get down with some corn tortillas chips, sweet peppers, and margaritas on your next beautiful weekend!
- 1 C raw cashews
- 1/4 C nutritional yeast
- 1 1/4 tsp Braggs Liquid Aminos OR soy sauce
- 1 Tbl vegan cream cheese
- 1 Tbl dijon mustard
- Approximately 10 pickled jalapenos
- 2 Tbl Ortega Taco Sauce (or another thick taco sauce)
- 2 small cloves of garlic
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp coriander
- Place all of the ingredients in a mini food processor or anything that will chop/grind well and puree until completely smooth and creamy
- Serve with your choice of chips or veggies
- I served this at room temperature. If you refrigerate and serve again you can quickly heat it up.
- Feel free to add: vegan chorizo, more jalapenos, cilantro, and/or taco seasoning
- Negra Modelo or another light and crisp beer
- OR
- A margarita of your choice
