Easy Vegan Cheese Fries
Crispy french fries with homemade stretchy melty vegan nacho cheese, and tofu bacon bits. The perfect comfort food for movie night or game night. Surprisingly healthy and can even be made oil-free!
Servings: 2 Servings as a main
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Crispy Baked French Fries (or store-bought freezer fries)
- ½ recipe Melty Stretchy Gooey Vegan Nacho Cheese + ½ cup water (see step 2)
- ¼ cup Vegan Tofu Bacon Bits
Optional toppings:
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 1 sliced jalapeno
- 3 tablespoons vegan sour cream (page 207 in Fuss-Free Vegan)
Instructions
- Make the tofu bacon bits. These can be prepared ahead of time and stored in an air-tight container in the fridge or frozen. I almost always have these on hand because they are a great addition to any dish!
- Make the nacho cheese. When preparing this recipe, add an extra ½ cup of water to the recipe (total water will be 1 ½ cups) so that the cheese is thinner and more pourable. This can also be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for 3 - 5 days. Reheat over medium heat, adding more water if needed.
- Make French Fries. Follow my recipe to make crispy baked French fries or you can make fries in an air-fryer. If using store-bought freezer fries, follow the instructions on the package.
- To Make Vegan Cheese Fries: Once baked, pour all the fries onto the same baking sheet, or a serving dish. Drizzle generously with the nacho cheese. Sprinkle the tofu bacon bits on top. Garnish with any optional toppings as desired. Serve hot.
Notes
Oil-free: to make oil free simply make the fries without oil on parchment paper or silicon matt lined baking sheet. The nacho cheese and bacon bits are already oil-free.
Make ahead: Both the nacho cheese and bacon bits can be made well ahead of time, and stored in the fridge in air-tight containers for a few days. Fries should be baked fresh.
Make it full meal: To make this a bit healthier and more of a full meal, I love to add roasted broccoli and/or cauliflower in with the fries. Both broccoli and cauliflower take about 15 -20 minutes to roast, so you can add them to the oven in the last 20 minutes of baking the fries.
Soaking fries: soaking the homemade fries before baking them will make for the crispiest fries, but if you forget or don't have the time, un-soaked fries will still be great, just less crispy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (recipe makes 2 servings) | Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 2889mg | Potassium: 1227mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 694IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 6mg
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