Hidden vegetables, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, onion powder, and garlic powder bring this vegan cheese sauce to life. It's quick and easy to make, plus delicious served a variety of ways.
Remember when I visited V-Eats and told you how obsessed I was with their vegan queso?! Well, I was craving it so much, that I decided to make my own!
When we were at the restaurant, our waiter told us their recipe includes potatoes, carrots, onions, and nutritional yeast. That's all I needed for a place to start!
Since I didn't want the queso to be too oniony, I only added onion powder. I also wanted to add a little kick to this, so I added a few shakes of red pepper flakes and hot sauce!
This cheese sauce is full of flavor and so creamy, you'll forget your eating veggies. Admittedly to some, it may have somewhat of an acquired taste... But if you're accustomed to eating dairy-free cheeses, you know what I'm talking about.
This queso/cheese sauce is great with chips, on tacos, or melted with pasta for a creamy mac n cheese!
Vegan Cheese Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 large potatoes peeled and chopped
- 2 large carrots peeled and chopped
- ½ cup water
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes and carrots until soft. Once softened, transfer to food processor.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and blend until smooth. Scrape down sides, as needed. Taste seasonings and adjust.
- Serve and enjoy warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. This does reheat well! Melt in a pot on the stove or microwave in 30-second increments.
Emily | Crunchy Mama Science
Yay this is so great! Totally making this!
theurbenlife
Thank you! I hope you do 🙂 Enjoy!
LettuceLiv
Wow this looks tasty! I will be making this this weekend for sure!!
theurbenlife
Thanks so much!! Enjoy 🙂
Wanderlust Vegans
mmm, I love simple cheese recipes. I like to make macaroni and cheese. I am definitely making this for dinner tonight!
theurbenlife
Awesome, enjoy!!
Mari
Since I'm new in vegan world of cooking, such simple but delicious recipes are both great teachers and fun to make! Thank you, Jenna! 😀
theurbenlife
Absolutely! Quick and easy recipes are the name of the game - at least for me haha!
Amy
Why am I reading this while hungry? I'm making this and adding some minced chipotle peppers:)
theurbenlife
Haha 😉 Oh wow, that sounds good!!!