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The Ultimate Vegan Nachos

Everything you want in a big plate of nachos!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes

Ingredients

Vegan Meat Crumbles

  • 9 oz firm tofu (1 block or 250g)
  • 2 tsp chili powder Chili powder from US differs from Europe - See note 1
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne powder optional if you want to add heat
  • 2 tbs soy sauce
  • 1 tbs olive oil or neutral oil
  • 2 tbs tomato paste

Nacho Cheese

  • 9 oz silken tofu (250g)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted cashews (75g)
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast (30g)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened plant-based milk (60ml) can sub water
  • 2-6 jalapeño rounds from a jar start with 2 and work your way up if you want more heat
  • 1 tbs jalapeño liquid from jar
  • 1 tbs medium salsa
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1.5 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric for color, optional
  • 1 tbs lemon juice add one more if it needs more zing
  • 1/2 tsp salt more to taste

Quick Guacamole

  • 1 avocado, mashed up
  • 1/4 onion, chopped
  • 1 tbs fresh lime juice (from half a lime)
  • good pinch salt

Other ingredients and nacho toppings

  • Tortilla chips (duh)
  • Black beans
  • Jalapeños
  • Corn
  • Chopped red onion
  • Chunky tomato salsa

Instructions

Vegan Taco Meat

  • Preheat over to 350°F/180°C
  • To a large bowl, add all of the spices and mix well.
  • Add the soy sauce, oil, and tomato paste and stir to combine with the spices.
  • Crumble the tofu in small crumbles with your fingers or with a fork, and stir to combine with the taco flavor mixture.
  • Coat a baking sheet with 2tbs of oil and spread out the mixture evenly on top. Bake for 15 minutes, then flip and bake for another 15min.

Vegan Nacho Cheese

  • Add all ingredients to a blender minus the lemon juice and blend on high until combined. Add the lemon juice and blend for a few more seconds until mixed through.
  • Taste the nacho cheese. Add nutritional yeast if you want it to be more cheesy, jalapeños for more heat, spices to taste, and more salt if necessary.
  • In a small to medium-sized sauce pan, add the vegan nacho cheese. Turn heat to medium/medium-low and heat through, stirring frequently.

Quick Guacamole

  • Mash up the avocado with a fork and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Let chill for 10min in the fridge. Add more salt or lime if necessary.

Load up those nachos!

  • Fill a large place with nachos. Layer the warm nacho cheese, vegan tofu crumbles, guacamole, and all the other fixin´s on top!

Notes

Note 1: My chili powder is from the US is mild. Chili powder that I have bought in Europe has been really spicy and doesn't compare. If the one you have is very spicy, omit and add 1/2 tsp more of garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and cumin.