Best Vegan Queso Recipes

VEGAN QUESO

Steps:

• Place cashews in a bowl and cover with 1/2 of the hot water. Soak for 5 minutes. Drain.
• Combine drained cashews, remaining 1 1/4 cup hot water, nutritional yeast, salsa, garlic, ancho chile powder, Dijon mustard, cumin, and salt in a high-powered blender (such as Vitamix®). Start blending at lowest speed and slowly increase the speed. Blend for 2 minutes. Add more hot water if you want the queso to have a pourable consistency.

VEGAN QUESO

Steps:

• Place a fine-mesh sieve over a large liquid measuring cup. Pour the tomatoes and green chiles into the sieve and press with a spatula to squeeze out all the liquid (about 1/2 cup). Put the tomatoes and green chiles into a small bowl and set aside.
• Combine the reserved liquid, cashews, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, turmeric, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt and 3/4 cup water in a 9-inch skillet over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and let cook, stirring occasionally, until the cashews are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a high-powered blender. Add the nutritional yeast, roasted red peppers, vinegar, hot sauce, 2 tablespoons of the reserved tomatoes and green chiles and 1 cup water. Blend until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed.
• Transfer the mixture back to the cast-iron skillet. Heat gently over low heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened and scoopable, about 10 minutes.
• Garnish with the remaining tomatoes and green chiles, the jalapenos and cilantro.
• Serve with tortilla chips.

VEGAN 'QUESO'

Steps:

• Make the salsa: Put the tomatillos, chile, shallot and garlic on a foil-lined baking sheet and sprinkle with salt. Broil until the vegetables are charred and soft, turning halfway through, about 10 minutes. Once slightly cooled, transfer to a blender or food processor, add the cilantro and purée until smooth. (Reserve a few tablespoons salsa for garnish and leave the remaining salsa in the blender, as you'll add more queso ingredients to it in a few minutes.)
• Make the queso: Toast the cashews in a large skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan occasionally, until the cashews are a light golden brown and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
• Once cooled, add the cashews, chipotle pepper, 3/4 cup almond milk, turmeric and salt to the tomatillo mixture in the blender, and purée until smooth. Add more almond milk as needed to get a smooth consistency, but be careful not to add too much or the dip will be too thin. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, if needed.
• Transfer the cashew queso to a bowl, drizzle with the reserved tomatillo salsa and garnish with chopped onion and cilantro. Serve warm with tortilla chips.

VEGAN QUESO RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Add the cashews to a small heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 1 hour, then drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until the garlic is fragrant and the onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add carrots and chiles. Continue to cook for another 3-4 minutes, or until the onions are translucent and the chiles are tender.
• Add the cumin and chili powder and stir well to coat the vegetables.
• Increase the heat to medium-high and add the vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer before covering and cooking for 15 minutes.
• Transfer the vegetable mixture to a blender with the soaked cashews, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and milk alternative to the blender on top of the sautéed vegetables. Puree until smooth and creamy, adding more milk alternative to adjust the consistency if necessary.
• Pour the queso into a shallow bowl or serving dish.
• Garnish with additional chiles and chopped cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips.
• Enjoy!

INSTANT-POT VEGAN CAULIFLOWER QUESO RECIPE FOR THE INSTANT POT OR PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• For the Instant Pot, add the cauliflower, water, carrots and cashews to your Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes, then carefully do a quick pressure release by moving the valve to release the pressure.
• Pour the cooked mixture into a strainer over the sink and drain the extra water.
• For the blender, put the drained mixture along with the nutritional yeast, liquid drained from the canned tomatoes, smoked paprika, salt, chili powder, jalapeño powder (if using) and mustard powder into your blender. Blend until smooth.
• For the mix-ins, scrape out the blender contents into a mixing bowl and stir in the tomatoes and green chiles, bell pepper (if using), minced onion (if using) and cilantro.
• You can serve this at room temperature or keep it warm on the lowest slow cooker setting.

VEGAN QUESO NACHOS

Steps:

• Combine tofu, carrots, taco seasoning, nutritional yeast, onion powder, and garlic powder in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy.
• Transfer queso to a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until hot enough to serve, 5 to 10 minutes.
• At the same time, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add vegetarian crumbles and cook and stir until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Serve tortilla chips on individual plates topped with cooked crumbles and hot queso.

VEGAN CHILE CON QUESO (CHILE WITH CHEESE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except chips, in a crockpot and let go for about an hour on high, stirring every so often.
• Reduce temp to low until ready to serve with chips for dipping.

VEGAN QUESO

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients first in a small saucepan.
• Add water.
• Whisk CONSTANTLY over medium heat until mixture is well incorporated. (If you don't constantly whisk it, the sauce will become lumpy!).
• Add margarine and Rotel and mix for about another minute or so.

VEGAN PORTOBELLO AND POBLANO ENCHILADAS WITH SMOKY POBLANO QUESO RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Char the whole poblano peppers over an open flame. I just set each over its own burner and turned them over with tongs every 3 to 4 minutes. Once the skin is completely blackened, move the peppers to a large bowl, and cover them with a damp paper towel. Let them sit for 10 minutes to steam. Once they've steamed, carefully remove the charred skin, de-stem, and de-seed. Then, finely dice one of the peppers and set aside in a bowl and largely dice the other two peppers and set aside in another bowl. Preheat oven to 350°F. Add olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the yellow onion. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cook 1 minute. Add mushrooms and zucchini and a pinch of salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until the mushrooms and zucchini are tender and most of the water has evaporated. Stir in the beans, largely-diced peppers and spices and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Roughly puree the mixture. Remove the veggie mixture from the heat and set aside. Prepare each enchilada by spreading the black bean mixture evenly. Place the enchilada, seam down, into a baking pan. Repeat with each tortilla. Use any remaining mixture to surround the tortillas to keep them moist while they bake. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes. I loosely draped a piece of foil over the enchiladas so that they wouldn't dry out while baking. As the enchiladas bake, prepare your smoky poblano queso by adding the soaked cashews, 1 cup water, chopped, and peeled yellow squash, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, arrowroot powder, 3/4 teaspoon sea salt, and a pinch of cayenne to a high-speed blender. Blend on high for 2 to 3 minutes or until the mixture is perfectly smooth. Add the liquid to a sauce-pan and heat over medium-low, whisking continuously until thickened. This process will take about 8 to 10 minutes. When desired thickness is reached, turn off heat and stir in the finely-diced poblano pepper. Prepare the avocado sauce by adding the flesh of one avocado, juice of one lime, and a pinch of sea salt to a food processor. Process for 3 to 4 minutes or until completely smooth. If you want to pipe the mixture over your enchiladas, carefully spoon it into the corner of a zip-top bag and cut off a tiny portion of the corner of the bag. Remove the enchiladas from oven, let cool for a few minutes to set. Plate each enchilada, drizzle with queso and avocado sauce, and top with desired garnishes. Serve and enjoy.