Vegetarian Nachos with Homemade Vegan Cheese Sauce

 

   I made the nachos for superbowl, and the next day we had the toppings over air fried potatoes. So so good! I know vegan cheese sauce sounds weird, but it's actually really good and all together this dinner was super delicious. 

  I used Plantiful Kiki's cheese sauce recipe. The only change I made is that instead of a 1/2 cup cashews, I used white beans since my son is allergic. I also poured a little bit of the jalapeno brine from the pickled jalapenos we have in the fridge. It makes a bunch of sauce so later this week I'm going to make lentil chili cheese fries with the leftovers.

  I used these toppings for nachos:

- 1 lb ground turkey cooked up and mixed with a can of pinto beans and taco seasoning.
- chopped fresh jalapenos
- cilantro
- onions
- salsa
- homemade guacamole
- sour cream
- hot sauce
- cheese sauce

  I had some bell peppers that I was going to chop up but forgot. I also used blue corn chips because they have more fiber then regular tortilla chips. 

Jackfruit Carnitas with Pintos & Cheese and Buttery Corn

 

  Jackfruit is such a great meat substitute, it's texture reminds you of pulled meat and it's flavor is so mild that it tastes like whatever spices you use. I've mainly used it for bbq pulled "pork" sandwiches, but I thought I'd try something different this time. They were excellent! My son didn't even know it wasn't meat, my husband did but only because I told him :) We topped them with cilantro, cheese, salsa, jalapeno and sour cream. I would have used avocados but they were like rocks. 

  The sides were just some fat free refried beans and corn that I mixed with a little bit of Truvia and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. Fantastic dinner.

  Here is the recipe for Jackfruit Carnitas by Nora Cooks.

Oh She Glows: Eat Your Greens Detox Veggie Soup

Oh She Glows; Eat Your Greens Detox Veggie Soup

 

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Recipe Source , but the recipe is from the Oh She Glows cookbook.

"If you’re looking for an easy, vegan soup that is detoxifying and cleansing, then you’ll love this Eat Your Greens Detox Soup."

 

 So this soup doesn't look very pretty, but it tastes great. The cinnamon sounds like a weird addition, but it adds just a touch of warmth. 

The only thing I changed was that I added a zucchini that I needed to use up, and I ended up not using the nori sheet. I tried one bowl of soup with the nori, and I didn't like it. I felt like the fishy taste didn't mix well with the rest of the flavors. But it is super healthy, so I ate it that way anyway lol. I love making soups because then I always have lunch ready to go.

My 11 year old really like it too, which kind of shocked me because he usually only tolerates veggie heavy meals. Made me super happy though :)