NUT-FREE VEGAN CHEESE SAUCE | 1 sauce, 3 recipes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- A creamy vegan cheese sauce that is nut-free, soy-free, oil-free, and Paleo! Plus, three delicious recipes to make with this Nut-Free Vegan Cheese Sauce!
NUT-FREE VEGAN CHEESE SAUCE: www.rainbowplantlife.com/blog... (other recipes are below)
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Key Moments
0:00 Introduction
0:40 How to make vegan cheese sauce
2:36 How to make buffalo Jackfruit Grilled Cheese
4:55 How to make Creamy Cheesy Pasta
5:44 Tex-Mex Tempeh Quesadillas
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NUT-FREE CHEESE SAUCE
*Note: 1 batch of this Nut-Free Vegan Cheese Sauce makes enough for all of these recipes (4 grilled cheese sandwiches, 12-16 ounces of pasta, and 4 large quesadillas).
RECIPE #1 BUFFALO JACKFRUIT GRILLED CHEESE: www.rainbowplantlife.com/blog...
RECIPE #2: CREAMY CHEESY PASTA
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta of your choice until al dente. Drain the water and add as much vegan cheese sauce to the pasta, toss to combine, and heat through.
RECIPE #3: TEX-MEX TEMPEH QUESADILLAS
*1 TBSP oil
1 8-ounce block tempeh
1 small onion, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, diced (remove seeds if sensitive to spicy food)
14-16 ounces mushrooms, sliced
2 tsps chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp kosher salt + more to taste
3 TBSP tomato paste
1 TBSP lime juice
2-3 tbsp water, as needed
1 - 1½ cups Nut-Free Vegan Cheese Sauce
8 extra large tortillas
1. Grate the tempeh using a box grater.
2. Heat a large deep skillet over medium heat with the oil. Once hot, add the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes until starting to soften. Add the garlic and jalapeno and cook for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
3. Add the grated tempeh, mushrooms, and the Tex-Mex spices (chili powder, cumin, oregano, paprika), and cook for 4-6 minutes, stirring often. Add the salt during the last minute of cooking. Add a bit of water as needed, to prevent burning or sticking.
4. Stir in the tomato paste and lime juice and stir to combine well. Cook for another 3-5 minutes. If the mixture starts to dry out, add 2-3 TBSP water as needed.
5. Remove the filling from the skillet and set aside in a bowl. Wipe down the skillet and return it to medium heat.
6. Spread one tortilla with several tablespoons of the Nut-Free Vegan Cheese Sauce. Spoon 1/4 of the tempeh-mushroom filling on top. Drizzle a few more spoons of the cheese sauce on top of that. Top with a second tortilla.
7. Add the quesadilla to the large skillet over medium heat. Place a smaller skillet on top of the quesadilla so that it presses down on the quesadilla. Cook the quesadilla for 3 minutes, then flip and cook another 1-2 minutes, or until both sides are crispy and nicely browned. Repeat with the remaining sauce, filling, and tortillas.
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Made this cheese...it was EPIC. And it made SO MUCH. My son and I had nachos and cheese tonite. Perhaps quesadillas tomorrow 🤔
Haha yay! So happy you loved it Diane! So cute you both had snacks together. I think quesadillas sound like a delicious way to kick off the weekend 😋
Diane Love You are persuading me to try this sauce
Love cauliflower
Don't like cauliflower what can I use to replace it
Kathy-ann Chase I bet you’d like cauliflower combined w/the other ingredients here! Give it a try. Unfortunately, I’m writing this in April 2020 during the pandemic & it’s impossible to find nutritional yeast which makes the difference. The reason for using cauliflower is bc it saves on using cashews instead which can be very expensive.
Hi Everyone. This looks great and I do my own cheese with cashews, carrots and potatoes. I would love to make this, but I can not get past the taste and smell of cauliflower. So does it really taste like cheese and will I not notice the cauliflower? Thank you.
I can’t believe how good this is!! Coming from a skeptic! My adjustment: only cooked it with one and a half cups of vegetable broth in my instant pot and ended up reserving a lot of that liquid before blending because I didn’t want my cheese sauce to be too thin. It turned out amazing! This will be the thing that saves me from my cheese addiction as I pursue a whole foods plant-based diet.
So glad to hear that it exceeded your expectations and will help satisfy your cheese addiction :) Thanks for sharing what you did differently as well!
That's an awesome idea. Thanks for the tip. 😊
I hear you! I'm a recovering cheesaholic too!😂🤗😊
Cheese sauce is the best!!!!👍😀🍠🍐🍍🍆
Okay so I made the cheese sauce and I was like it's pretty good but it doesn't taste very cheesy to me. It'll make a yummy soup. So I let it sit in the refrigerator for a clue of days and OMG. I think the flavors had a chance to merge or something. I'm new to this whole plant based but I am not going to find a better vegan cheese sauce than that. Delicious!!! I like the idea of the lady who made nachos out of them. Now that it is fall I think I'm going to add a little bit of broth and some cooked broccoli to it and make a nice broccoli cheddar soup with it. I can not believe that is made out of cauliflower and butternut squash. That tempeh filling was my first time making tempeh. It was delicious. Next time I make I'm going to add some tomato sauce to it and I will make some spaghetti.
You're both illiterate
You know, I agree. Something about putting it in the fridge that's a total game changer!🤗👍😀
@@ericvega3597 english can be their second language as is mine😊
@@chrisbutthurt1188 But nutritional yeast is dead bacteria. How can dead bacteria ferment the cheeze sauce? 🤔🤔
Thanks for sharing! Good to know :)
i just made a vegan casserole with this cheese sauce...and it was the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. thank you😭
Recipe please!
Isn't it THE best!!!????🤗😀👍
🤣🤣
I’d like the recipe to your casserole
Can you share the recipe?
I just became a vegan a week ago, and the bad thing is that I’m allergic to nuts, so I was so glad I found this!
There is a lot of nut free recipes out there. Best of luck. I'm working my way back into plant based.
@@jamiecee4960 Congrats! I hope it works out great!
Congratulations!!!🤗🍅🍆🍍🍐🍠🙏
How is it going for you?❤
@@mirnasnewlife4108 I feel great! I’m glad I went vegan, I feel physically and mentally better! :)
@@animalhelper2030 oh SO happy to hear!!!🤗😊🙏
I recently went dairy free. I also don't eat most meats (Pescetarian), and nuts are not in my budget (only peanuts really), so it's nice to find cheese sauce recipes without nuts. Thanks for this.
You're very welcome!
I'm pescetarian as well! Going dairy free for breastfeeding, and all the other "cheese" recipes use raw cashews. Those are SUPER expensive! I'm excited to try this out soon!
@Black Deerbra yeah. But, everyone associates them with nuts. It easy to forget what they really are. Just like a tomato being a fruit.
Heather Hughes yes, as soon as a recipe starts with “cashew nuts” I’m out. Can’t afford that stuff.
@@dragonmummy1 I can't afford Jackfruit.
Sister, if you want to prevent the pasta from overcooking, after you've drained it, submerge it in cold water and then drain it again. This is very convenient if you have guests coming so you can sauté your pasta with the creamy cheese at the very last moment. ❤️😇🤗
This rivals any cashew based sauce I’ve ever had. Hands down, this is my new favourite.
I used frozen butternut squash and frozen cauliflower to save time and it was amazing.
I will be making this over and over again.
I'm allergic to tree nuts so I really appreciate this video🤤
So glad this is helpful for you :) hope you enjoy the recipe!
@@RainbowPlantLife Thank you 😇
Same
Same lolll
incredible how you get once basic and three easy recipes in a 7 minute video, while others use 15 minutes for one dish. Smooth!
I just made this cheese and it blows my mind. My husband ate it and said he would never notice that it wasn't real cheese- and he's hyper aware of any "fake" recipes I make. Made a Mac and cheese casserole and it's the bomb.
I've been so sad trying to find dairy subs as they're usually expensive/they suck.
I’m so happy that it was mind blowing :) and what a great use to make a mac & cheese casserole… I am drooling right now just thinking about it!
@@RainbowPlantLife im excited to put it on everything
I'd like to point out that this sauce could just as easily be eaten on its own as a soup. I make my own version of this, and I always eat several spoonfuls before applying it to a dish. 🤤
This cheese sauce did in fact... BLOW. MY. MIND!!!! Thank you for this recipe! This makes going vegan so much easier!
So glad to hear that Elena! Thank you for sharing your lovely feedback :)
Does it taste cheesy? I know everyone's taste buds are different but was just curious if it tastes cheesy..
Do not hesitate to make it guys! This recipe is amazing! Thank you ever so much Nisha:-)
Estrella06660 yay! So happy you loved it :) thank you for your feedback ♥️
@@RainbowPlantLife i am definitely going to get your book Nisha. I really like your recipes. I have seen most of your videos and I like the ingredients you combine together plus I love cooking in my Instant Pot. Wishing you lots of cooking inspirations:-)
@@Ismella Oh yay! That's so nice to hear. I am so happy you like my recipes and the way I combine ingredients :) Can't wait to see what you make from the book :)
I just made your cashew based cheese sauce over the weekend and my carnivores LOVED it. I can't wait to try this one too and it's the perfect time of year with an abundance of squash in the garden!
Or just save the leftover cauliflower florets for dipping in your cheese sauce later xD
Genius! I've assumed a cheese sauce without cashews would be liquid and thin but yours looks so creamy. I cannot wait to try it!
Thank you Sarah! I was also totally surprised by how creamy it gets - such a great use for veggies!
Oh, man. I'm excited to try this. Going corn, rice, and dairy free due to allergies has drastically decimated the number of things I can eat. It's easier to list the things I can than cannot, but this seems so simple and I can probably find corn-free options to actually make something for once! Big thanks.
Glad to hear that! I am glad that this recipe will help you find new things to make and eat :)
I love her recipes, I'm dairy free due to an allergy and love veggies. That being said, anyone who thinks nutritional yeast tastes anything like cheese either doesn't remember cheese or isn't being honest with themselves. 😆 As a cheese lover I've tried what feels like 8,000 nutritional yeast recipes trying to capture what I miss. Nope. But really, I love this woman's videos, personality, and recipes.
Love the look of this cheese sauce. I made a cashew and spinach cheese sauce earlier this week using just a quarter of the cashews in the recipe. It was so rich I wasn't able to get through my greens, broccoli, brown rice and a few other ingredients of the "bowl". Nuts just make me feel so full. This sauce is on my menu this Saturday! Thanks Nisha :)
I absolutely loved this! By far my favorite recipe I've tried for "cheese" ( I have tried a lot). Finally something without cashews, I strongly dislike any cheese recipe that calls for cashews. I add a few tablespoons of paprika for some yummy mac and cheese/ nacho dip.
I agree with you...all these cashews. Everywhere. Uugh.
This is an AMAZING recipe 😋. Best cheese sauce I’ve ever had in my three years of a plant based diet. My whole family loved it, too. I’m making some to share with my coworkers next week. Thank you 🙏🏾
Hey Malcom! That’s so wonderful to hear! I am so happy you and your family loved it and thank it’s the best cheese sauce you’ve tried :)
I just thought to myself yesterday how much I would love a video on vegan cheese sauces....and then this happened. You're the best!! Thank you 🥰💕
Haha yay! perfect timing :) I hope you will love it!
Funny. The other day I had leftover cauliflower that we cooked in our solar oven with peas and garlic, and I thought to myself, “ I bet this would be a solid vegan cheese base.” Turned out amazing! And is especially special because we don’t always have access to affordable nuts where we live. Next, I want to experiment making it with our surplus of summer squashes growing! Love your vids!
Made this today and had pasta with it. DELICIOUS! can't thank you enough for sharing this recipe. Love all your videos!!!
So glad to hear that :) Thank you for sharing!
You are so generous to share your ideas! Thank you!
These recipes look amazing!! I am going to try making them all next week. THANK YOU!!
Your direction is always so detailed and welcomed! Also, thanks for alternative cooking methods! I live alone and have very minimal cooking equipment... no insta pot, etc. Thanks ❤️
okay favorite video ever atm. i’ve been getting into cooking recently and i’m not vegan, but i am a little extra aware of what i put into my body nowadays, also i am allergic to nuts. i’m very free flowing when it comes to me in the kitchen, making these recipes great to be looking forward to!! i’m so happy i came across this video!! 💓
This is AMAZING. I really love your recipes so much!
I made this sauce today and it was so yum! I also made some chilli beans and had it in a spinach wrap with the cheese sauce and avocado, my children also loved it. Thank you for this quick and easy recipe!
That sounds so delicious! I am so happy you and your kids enjoyed the meal :)
My God I can listen to your voice forever ❤️
The sauce looks amazing!
I’ll try it for sure ✌️
Made this sauce last night for Mac n cheeze and used the leftover for a pasta bake today. This got the seal of approval from my 15 month old.
Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe !!! This is very unique , can not wait to try it...
I've discovered you recently and I absolutely love you. Thanks for the great recipes ❤️
Best cheese sauce ever! I used carrots instead of butternut on second attempt. Also added mustard. Yum
Love the tip to grate tempeh. Will try that for taco/chili "meat" etc. Thank you!
Im so thankful for you. Your are so amazing!!! I'm back to vegan few weeks now after falling off for a little. Feels good already. Thanks for this video
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe I am severely allergic to nuts so this definitely works for me and helps to keep me on track with my plant-based diet thank you
Thank you for making the world a better place!
Wow, thank you, excited to try this!
Thankyou this recipe sounds delicious. I love cheesy foods but have changed to plant based and this is perfect
I am so excited to try this!!!
Happy New Year, you beautiful talented, inventive vegan cook!
👍💚🎄
This recipe looks fantastic! I love finding cheese sauce recipies to try! We are from Wisconsin when we changed our diet cheese was the most difficult to give up!
Wooooow!! you have my mouth salivating for them quesadillas 😯 thanks a million for sharing your recipes.
This tastes AMAZING! Thank you for another wonderfully delicious recipe! 💕
I'm so glad to hear that, Kel! Thanks for sharing :)
I think you are the best vegan cook I’ve found! 🙏🏼
Seeing some of your videos inspire me from never done proper cooking before to seriously picking up the life skill. Much needed and love the way you demo ingredients preparation until they transform into wholesome dishes 🙆🏻♀️
Aww I'm glad to hear my videos are inspiring you to cook! It can be quite simple once you know some basic techniques :)
Wonderful. I never thought about using cauliflower and butternut squash to make vegan cheese.
Thank you for the recipe.
Pretty amazing what vegetables can do :) thank you!
RainbowPlantLife I agree and it’s true. You’re welcome
Thank y'all so much dearest 🌹
Y'all such an inspiration 🥰
Appreciate y'all from the bottom of my heart 💖
Be Blissful Eternally 🙏👼🌈
I’m not vegan but I love your channel because you make cooking seem easy and fun, and your recipes are delicious! I can’t wait to try this because it sounds AMAZING. 😁
Hope the cooking inspires you to thi k that going vegan is perfectly doable. X
Really love this vegan cheese recipe using vegetables for creaminess instead of nuts. I hadn't seen that before -- thanks for sharing this recipe!
Looks super. Many Thx
This is also a genius way to get more vegetables into your picky little one! Love it!
That cheese sauce looks amaziiing~ hard to believe it’s so simple to make. Thanks for sharing!
Love this Cheese sauce! Mixed it wth seamed Broccoli and put over a backed potato. Thank You for Sharing
Girl, everything looks amazing! you rock!
Aww thank you Irina! You’re too kind!
YOU ARE GREAT! I’ve made your veggie chili and it inspired other ideas, now this? OMG, no more struggling for TRULY YUMMY VEGAN dishes! 🙏🙏🙏
I love your recipes Nisha!!!! I'm gonna try this now🤗🤗🤗. You are super inspiring!
Aww 🥰 that’s so sweet of you to say! I am so flattered :)
Thay jackfruit grill cheese sandwich sounds soo good! I got to try
So so good! I ate three of the four on the day I filmed this video 😆
Jackfruit is the best!! I made fajitas with it!! Even my non-vegan family loved them!❤🙏😀
Thank you 🙏🏽 for sharing ur recipes
You & a host of others on TH-cam make being a Vegan 🌱 a lot easier
Hi Jay! Thank you - so happy I can help make it easier (and hopefully more delicious)! :)
I absolutely loved this! I will definitely try these recipes 💚
Hooray, glad to hear it!
I really didn't expect it, but honestly, this sauce tastes amazing. I will be making again.
This sauce is amazing. I can't wait to use it in other dishes!😋
I made this tonight for the first time. So delicious! I added 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard and it gave it a bit of the tang you get from real cheese. My hubby and I are already thinking off the different recipes we can use it in.
Love the addition of dry mustard! I use that in a few other cheese recipes and you're right about that sharp tang!
Wow, this is awesome. Looks simple and tasty, and I appreciate the extra cooking tips. Subscribed!
Can’t wait to try and make this 👌🏿
Thanks this looks awesome!
Looking forward to trying this and sharing it 😊
Uhhhhh-mazinggggg! I am definitely gonna try these!! Thank you! I am sooo happy I found your channel!!! Keep ‘em coming!
You are so sweet Debbie! Thank you. hope you will enjoy my recipes!
Loved the induction cooking!
I haven't tried to make a cauliflower based sauce yet, but this looks fantastic! I'll have to try it. I did just make a light tofu based nut and oil free sauce that was light and delicious. I think cauliflower would really add to it. Thank you for the inspiration!
Jackfruit and mushrooms are becoming great recipe builders.. I have been using sweet potato and carrots to make cheese, I have to use a thickener...But, this way it's sliceable. However, I can't wait to try it this way. Thank you so much for sharing..
Definitely trying this ...i love cheese but turned plant based ... doing the dance of joy
Your recipes are just so creative! I love that they're easy enough to make but I would never think of them on my own. I can't wait to try that grilled cheese!
Aww I appreciate that so much Liz! I’m so happy you enjoy my recipes :)
I cant wait to try this!
Nisha...You take food preparation to the next level. You "ROCK IT" sweetie.
Forever obsessed with all your recipes Nisha! They're simple and easy to make, and all so colorful. I can just eat this cheese spoonful by spoonful!
Aww I appreciate that, Helen! Thank you :) And yes haha I do eat it by the spoonful!
What a great video, Nisha! The buffalo jackfruit grilled cheese is making me drool! 😍🤤
All of your recipes are amazing......great tip on the tempeh! And I am loving your instant pot cookbook, best book I have ever purchased! :)
Aww thank you so much Jason! That’s the best compliment I could ask for :)
This is soo good! I used chili powder instead of paprika (cuz I just had plain paprika) to add flavor & used mushroom broth (since I was out of vegetable). This was so good, I could easily just eat this as a soup & I'd be totally satisfied!! I had to force myself to put it in the fridge when it got done so I wouldn't eat it all. Was making this & your recipe for homemade hummus to go with my Vegan burrito bowl. This is my second "cheese" sauce recipe I've made. The 1st (by someone else) was okay - they used potatoes & carrots. This recipe is Epic! 1000% a keeper!!
THANK YOU ! THANK YOU! I have just recently discovered your channel however am a BIG FAN and love all your recipes! I made this cheese sauce yesterday and it is YUMMY..... SO DELICIOUS!!! Once you try this you will never go back to dairy!!
Hi Elena, i'm so thrilled you loved this cheese sauce and my recipes! Thank you for sharing!
I am a new subscriber and I am absolutely loving your videos. They are so well put together, beautifully done, and full of fun and creative ideas.
I am so glad you are loving my videos, Jeanie! thank you for stopping by and for your kind words.
Just started to be vegan this is encouraging to try ! TY.
Super yum. Can't wait to try it.
These dishes look Tasty! Next on my bi-weekly quarantine (smile) shopping list ...Yum and Thanks for sharing
I love that I found you doing some oil-free recipes!
Yummy 😋 they all look delicious
Thank you, thank you.
Wow great job they all look and sound delicious!!!! That cheese sauce looks awesome, thank you for teaching us some great recipes that we can use it with!!!!
You're so welcome, Kathleen! I hope you enjoy it!
Hi Nisha! I made this recipe today (because I'm allergic to cashews) and the taste is great! I wanted to let you know that I added in 1/4cup+2TBSP oat flour to make it more "gooey" (less runny) like liquid cheese and it worked! You may want to try that sometime. Thanks for the recipe (for all the recipes) 😊
This looks like such a comforting sauce and perfect for the fall season coming up! And I think I have a can of jackfruit and buffalo sauce 😍😍😍
Ooh yes, sounds like you’re going to be eating some yummy grilled cheese sandwiches soon!
You are amazing. My favorite vegan check by far and wide. Can't wait to make the cheese sauce.
Aww Cynthia! that's so nice to hear. Thank you for the love!
Made this today. It tastes really good! I don't think it tastes exactly like cheese, but I look forward to adding this to my meatless grain bowl tomorrow morning and spreading it on sandwiches!
Thank you! looks awesome
Thank you Virginia!
So happy to see this video! My younger one has a nut allergy so we are definitely going to make this cheese sauce! Love all of your recipes and all that you do!
Hi Victoria! I’m glad to hear that this sauce will come in handy for your family! Thank you for your kind words and support :)
Awesome!!! Adding coconut milk for creaminess sounds like a good idea!
That sauce looks amazing Nisha and I'm so going to make all three recipes! Triple YUM :)
Aww yay! Thanks for stopping by, Julie!
I am definitely going to try this vegan cheese recipe. Omgosh, thank you for this!!!!!
You're so welcome Danielle!