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A tray of vegan walnut meat cheese fries.
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Vegan Walnut Meat Cheese Fries

These vegan walnut meat cheese fries combine delicious vegan meatless crumbles with homemade vegan nacho cheese sauce for an incredible appetizer or dinner idea! A must make!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1172kcal

Ingredients

  • 32 oz bag of fries

Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

  • 2 cups walnuts
  • 1 red onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup sun dried tomatoes in oil (*See post if avoiding oil)
  • 1 tablespoon avocado (or olive) oil
  • 1 tbsp taco seasoning
  • 2 teaspoon soy sauce (*See post for soy free options)
  • 1 juice of a lime

For the Vegan Nacho Cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees (or the temperature listed on your bag of fries).

Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

  • Soak walnuts in a bowl, covered with boiling hot water for at least 30 minutes.  *See post for tips on prepping ahead
  • Once the walnuts are done soaking, place fries on a baked sheet in an even layer. Bake according to the bag instructions but reduce time by 5 minutes.
  • Drain walnuts.  Put them into a food processor and pulse until you have meat like crumbles. *Be careful not to over process or you will end up with walnut butter. 
  • Chop onions, garlic, and sun dried tomatoes very fine.
  • Add oil to a skillet, and saute your onions until translucent (about 2-3 minutes). 
  • Add in the garlic for 1 more minute. 
  • Sprinkle the taco seasoning across and stir to combine. 
  • Add in sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for 1 more minute.
  • Add in the crumbled walnut and stir very well. 
  • Pour in the soy sauce (or substitute) and the lime juice. Stir well. 
  • Cook for another 4-5 minutes. 
  • Take off the stove and set aside while you make everything else.

For the Nacho Cheese

  • Pour all ingredients into a high powered blender. 
  • Blend for 5 minutes or until a thickened, creamy, well-combined sauce.
  • Pull fries out 5 minutes before they should be finished cooking.
  • Add desired about of walnut taco meat and nacho cheese
    *You do not have to use all the walnut mixture or nacho cheese (save for another recipe like tacos or loaded baked potatoes)
  • Place back in oven for remaining 5 minutes of cooking or until heated throughout.
  • Remove from oven and top with any additional toppings (see post for topping ideas)

Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.  Facts include using ALL the walnut meat and nacho cheese.
*Please see post for tips and tricks
*If you don’t want it as spicy, start with 3 tablespoon of the diced jalapenos and taste test.  Add more to taste.  If you want it really spicy, use a 4oz jar of hot jalapenos instead of mild

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 1172kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 87g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Sodium: 1829mg | Potassium: 1534mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 878IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 173mg | Iron: 6mg