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Vegan Cheesy Potatoes
Lisa

Vegan Cheesy Potatoes

A creamy ooey gooey cheese over those warm shredded potatoes is the perfect side dish to any meal.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
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Total Time 2 hours
Course: Side Dish, vegan
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

The ingredients for the vegan cheese.
  • 1 Cup Raw Cashews
  • 2 tsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Yellow Mustard
  • 1/8 tsp Turmeric
  • 1/4 Cup Tomato or Pasta Sauce
Saute these 4 ingredients together.
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Minced Garlic
  • 1/2 Red Bell Pepper Chopped
  • 1 Small Onion, chopped Or 1 tsp Onion Powder
Mix the broth and cornstarch together until well blended.
  • 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 Cups Vegetable Broth
Ingredients to Assemble the dish.
  • 2 16 oz packages Shredded Potatoes
  • 1 Small Onion Chopped
  • 1 Cup Plain Unsweetened Almond Milk Or your choice of Milk Alternative.
  • Salt and Pepper to taste.

Method
 

Making the Cheese sauce
  1. Soak the raw cashews in warm water for about 4 hours.
  2. Clean and chop the red pepper.
  3. In a medium sized frying pan add oil, red pepper, minced garlic and saute for about 10 minutes.
  4. After 10 minutes, remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  5. Drain and rinse the raw cashews after soaking for 4 hours.
  6. Place the soaked cashews in a blender with oil, tomato paste, mustard, tomato or pasta sauce, and all the seasonings.
  7. Once the sauteed vegetables have cooled, add to the blender.
  8. Measure the vegetable broth in a large measuring cup and add the cornstarch.
  9. Mix until there is no lumps.
  10. Slowly add the vegetable broth mixture to the blender as you turn on the blender to a low speed.
  11. Once all the broth is added to the blender, continue increasing the speed slowly to the highest speed.
  12. Continue at the highest speed for about 1 minute.
  13. Now slowly decrease the speed down to off.
  14. If the cheese isn't smooth, continue blending until smooth.
Assembling the dish.
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Oil a 9x13 glass baking dish.
  3. Empty and spread one bag of shredded potatoes into the oiled dish covering the bottom
  4. Clean, chop and sprinkle the onion over the shredded potatoes.
  5. Salt and Pepper the onion and potatoes.
  6. Next add the second bag of shredded potatoes onto the first layer.
  7. Pour the milk evenly over the potato layers, salt and pepper again.
  8. Lastly, pour the creamy vegan cashew cheese evenly over the top of the potatoes.
  9. Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350°F for about 90 minutes.
  10. After 90 minutes, remove from the oven and let the dish set for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
  11. Serve these cheesy potatoes as a side dish to your favorite meal.