A vegan version of another Taco Bell classic, the quesarito. Basically, a burrito with a quesadilla on the outside. Filled with vegan chipotle mayo, seasoned rice, vegan sour cream, vegan nacho cheese and vegan ground beef they are so good!
½cupvegan cheddar shredsoptional but highly encouraged
½cupnon-dairy milkunflavored and unsweetened
6tortillas
1cupvegan cheddar shreds
1 ½tbspvegan chipotle mayo
3tbspvegan sour cream
Spray oiloil or vegan butter for pan
Instructions
If you are going to make the cheese sauce using the above recipe and not the Trader Joe's cashew fiesta dip way prepare cheese sauce first.
Boil the potatoes, cashews and carrots for 20 minutes or until everything is soft. Once the potatoes, cashews and carrots are done cooking strain them if there is any water left. Place it into a blender along with the nutritional yeast, salt, vegan cheddar shreds and non-dairy milk. Blend until smooth. You may need to add more non-dairy milk to get it very smooth. Taste it and make sure there is enough salt.
Begin the rice by bringing it to a boil and then dropping it to a simmer for 15-20 minutes or until all water has been absorbed. Rice should be fluffy. Once it has cooked add in the taco seasoning, tomato sauce and salt. Stir to combine.
To prepare the vegan ground "beef" start by adding the oil and onion into a pan on a low heat. Once the onions are translucent and fragrant add in the ground "beef" and cook for 5-10 minutes. Add in the taco seasoning.
Make the quesadilla by adding a bit of spray oil, oil or vegan butter into a pan on a low heat. Add in ⅓ cup of vegan cheese in between two tortillas. Place a lid on top to help the cheese melt better. After 3-5 minutes vegan cheese should be melted. DO NOT BURN THE QUESADILLA. It is easier to roll the quesadilla up when it is softer.
Take the quesadilla out and turn the stove off.
You are going to make 3 quesaritos from the ingredients so spilt them evenly into thirds.
Add the rice, beans, nacho cheese sauce, chiptole mayo and sour cream. Roll it up like a regular burrito.
Place it back into the warm pan with the stove on low heat. This will help to seal the quesarito up and brown the outside a bit.
Enjoy with extra cheese sauce or sour cream if you like!
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Notes
If you have a Trader Joe's nearby you can use 85g of the cashew fiesta dip, ⅛ cup vegan cheddar shreds and ¼ cup of almond milk to make an easier blender free cheese sauce
You will have leftover cheese sauce. It is great for mac and cheese, queso dip or more quesaritos.
Keyword quesarito, vegan taco bell recipes, veganized fast food