vegan queso Recipe

This vegan queso is made with potatoes, carrots, and leeks. It is so good and healthy you can use it over broccoli ,or any other vegetable.

If you follow a vegan diet, you can still eat nachos with queso. This queso recipe is creamy, easy to make, and perfect for chips or nachos.

getting a nacho from a platter with vegan queso and jalapño slices.

About this recipe

Years ago, but many years ago, in some nutrition courses I attended, we were taught how to make eggless mayonnaise using potatoes and carrots. And that gave me the idea to develop this recipe.

This vegan queso is made with potatoes, carrots, leeks, sliced almonds or cashews, and a secret ingredient. The consistency of the queso is truly impressive.

It is creamy, delicious, and when hot, it is wonderful. You have to try this vegan queso.

What is queso

Queso is a Spanish word that translates to “cheese” in English. In the United States, queso refers to a specific type of Texan melted cheese, like Velveta, commonly served as a dip for chips or other foods.

This cheese sauce is typically made from processed cheese, chili peppers, and spices and has a smooth and creamy texture. It is often used as a topping for Tex-Mex dishes, such as nachos, tacos, and burritos. Some variations of queso may also include ingredients such as diced tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions.

Vegan queso ingredients

  • Potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes are best for this recipe. Their buttery and creamy texture are always great for soups and queso. Substitute with new potatoes or petite gold.
  • Carrots, peeled and roughly chopped.
  • Leeks white and light green parts only
  • Cashews, I use raw cashews; you can substitute them with raw sliver or sliced ​​almonds. Soaking the cashews will do the trick if you want a creamier consistency.
  • Garlic powder
  • Pickled jalapeños brine from homemade jalapeños or canned pickled jalapeños

How to make vegan queso

Cook the potato, carrot, and leeks with ¾ cup of water. When they are fully cooked and the leek is soft. Pour everything into the blender container. Vegetables and liquid, add the rest of the ingredients and blend until creamy.


Store the cheese in a closed jar in the refrigerator. 

To reheat, serve in a small bowl and microwave it for a few seconds (20 seconds) or until creamy. 




Pouring vegan queso ontop of nachos

Tips & Tricks

I have the Vitamix, and it is perfect because it has a handle that you can put in the blender to help the ingredients move faster. But, if you do not have a high-speed blender, begin to blend all the ingredients on low speed, turn it off, uncover the blender, and push the ingredients around with a spoon. Repeat until you have the creamy, smooth, and delicious cheese.

As soon as the vegetables are soft, I pour them directly into the blender so the vegan queso is warm and can be poured directly onto the corn tortilla chips.

ideas for serving the vegan queso

Serve on top of air-fried corn tortilla chips, burrito bowls, roasted broccoli, or sweet potato chips.

Imagine roasted broccoli dipped in this sauce … yum. It is super creamy, and it is also perfect for roasted sweet potatoes or baked potatoes.

It is delicious with this “chorizo” tostadas or store-bought vegan chorizo just crumbled on top.

Dip a burrito in a bowl or any other taco-like situation.

Give this recipe a twist

  • Add nutritional yeast
  • Add raw garlic instead of powdered garlic
  • Add a tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice if it needs more acid.
  • Make it spicy by adding chopped green chilies or cayenne pepper.
Vegan Queso with nachos and jalapeño slices

Frequently asked questions

nachos con queso vegano y chiles jalapeños

Queso, vegan queso

Alejandra Graf
This vegan queso is made with potatoes, carrots, and leeks. It is so good and healthy you can use it over broccoli ,or any other vegetable.
5 de 2 votos
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Basics
Cuisine Plant-based cusine
Servings 4 cups
Calories 199 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups diced potato
  • ¾ cup sliced ​​carrot
  • 1 cup leek white and light green part only
  • 3/4 cup water
  • ½ cup cashews or sliced ​​almonds
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • cup pickled jalapeños brine

Instructions
 

  • Cook the potato, carrot, and leeks with ¾ cup of water.
  • When they are fully cooked, and the leek is soft. Pour everything into the blender container.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and blend.
  • Blend slowly until everything is well mixed and creamy, try for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
  • Serve on top of nachos or roasted broccoli or sweet potato chips.

Video

Notes

  • 2 cups of diced potatoes are about two medium-sized potatoes or one large potato
  • 3/4 cup of sliced carrots is about one large carrot
  • use a small leek, just white and light green parts only
  • The best potatoes for this vegan queso are yukon gold or fingerlings.

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 655mgPotassium: 674mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4380IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg
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