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Hearty Vegan Loaded Nachos

Our favourite way to have nachos at home! This recipe feels super indulgent whilst still being healthy and nutritious, and absolutely delicious! It's also surprisingly easy to make, and you can make some of the toppings ahead of time or even meal prep them. This is also a great recipe to make for larger groups of people - it's certainly a crowd pleaser!
4 from 1 vote
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people
Prep Time 45 minutes

Ingredients
  

Mushroom walnut 'meat'

  • 1 cup mushrooms finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup walnuts finely chopped
  • 1 onion thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • squeeze of lime juice

Cashew 'queso'

  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp spicy paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Avo mash

  • 1 avocado
  • squeeze of lemon
  • salt and pepper to taste

Serve with

  • nachos
  • sliced cherry tomatoes
  • lime
  • cilantro

Instructions
 

Mushroom walnut 'meat'

  • Heat olive oil in a large pan on medium high heat.
  • Add the onions and until golden.
  • Add the mushrooms to the pan with soy sauce and cook for 5 – 7 min until they are half the size and the liquid has evaporated.
  • Add the walnuts, cumin and garlic powder. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook until there is not much liquid left.
  • Remove from the heat. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasonings to your personal taste, now is a good time to add the lime juice.

Cashew 'queso'

  • Add the raw cashews to a saucepan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and soak for 15 minutes. Drain the soaked cashews.
  • Add the drained cashews to a high-powered blender. Add the water, spicy paprika, cumin, salt and nutritional yeast. Blend until thick, creamy, and smooth. Taste for seasonings, adding salt or nutritional yeast as needed.

Avo mash

  • Mash avocado until smooth
  • Add lemon, salt and pepper

Nachos

  • Place nachos in an oven tray at 180 degrees and bake for 5 minutes or until warm and crispy
  • Arrange nachos, mushroom walnut 'meat', cashew 'queso', guacamole and cherry tomatoes on a plate. Top with desired toppings and enjoy!

Notes

We like to serve the nachos and toppings alongside eachother so the nachos don't go soggy. But feel free to top everything on top of the nachos for a more 'loaded' style!
ps. We are using blue corn nachos, but regular nachos work just as well. :)
Keyword Customizable, Nachos