VEGAN QUESO NACHO CHEESE FOR ALL YOUR DIPPING NEEDS!

Vegan queso made from oats.  It is nut-free, soy-free, and gluten-free! Today on #LunchBreakLIVE chef Kathy Hester, successful cookbook author of 10 books shows us how to make this delicious, creamy, healthy bit of heaven that is perfect for dipping chips or veggies or pouring over your burritos or tacos.  The possibilities are endless!  let’s see how it is done…

SHE KNOWS HER WAY AROUND THE KITCHEN

Kathy Hester is passionate about making eating vegan and plant-based easy and delicious. She shares her recipes and tips at healthyslowcooking.com and plantbasedinstantpot.com, plus she has 10 cookbooks, including Vegan Cooking in Your Air Fryer, full of recipes to help make plant-based eating and special dietary needs more accessible and delicious.  Click to see all 10+ of her cookbooks!

Take an online cooking class with Kathy, or follow her on Instagram or YouTube to get all her latest recipes.

Kathy Hester with her vegan queso made from oats!

SO HOW DO YOU MAKE VEGAN QUESO FROM OATS ANYWAY?

Oat Queso is plant-based queso that everyone can eat. The main ingredient is rolled oats, and if you use gluten-free oats this dish is gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free, and oil-free!  Who would have ever thought you can make nacho cheese out of oats!  And it looks so creamy and delicious.  You can now have vegan queso without the guilt because this recipe is made without all the fat normal queso is made with.

The vegan oat queso ingredients

The finished vegan oat queso. WOW, this looks amazing!

Print Recipe

Vegan Oat Queso

Oat Queso - a plant-based queso that everyone can eat. The main ingredient is rolled oats, and if you use gluten-free oats this dish is gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free, and oil-free!

Course: Dips, vegan cheese

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: vegan

Servings: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup gluten-free rolled oats
• ½ cup nutritional yeast
• ½ teaspoon organic cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon jalapeno powder optional but it makes it really good!
• ½ teaspoon salt or salt substitute
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon lactic acid
• Pinch dry mustard powder

Instructions

• Blender Cooking Method:
• Blend all ingredients until smooth. If you have a high speed blender like a Vitamix or Blendtec continue blending until thick - listening for the sound to change as a sign it’s thick.
• Stovetop Cooking Method:
• Don’t have a fancy blender? After it’s smooth, pour into a saucepan, cook over medium heat, whisking until it thickens.

Notes

Note: if you cook until it’s too thick or want to reheat the leftovers , add some more water. 

QUESO FOR ALL!

There is now a plant-based queso recipe that nearly anyone can eat, and it is super delicious!  I hope you give it a try.  If you do, be sure to take a photo and tag @JaneUnChainedNews on Instagram.  Comment here and let us know how you liked it.  If you are looking for other plant-based recipes to try, be sure to stop by the #LunchBreakLIVE page where we have a ton to choose from.  Until next time…keep cookin’!