Happy Monday! When I gave up dairy, I also gave up quesadillas as there weren’t many dairy-free options available at the time. In addition, many of the dairy-free cheese didn’t melt so that made it extremely difficult for the quesadilla to stay together. But ever since I learned how to make this dairy-free queso cheese – quesadillas are back baby and healthier than ever! This recipe is super easy to throw together for a quick lunch or dinner option and you can use the leftover cheese for vegan mac n cheese, cheesy broccoli or vegan nachos. Hope you enjoy this healthy comfort food as much as I do 🙂
- 2 Siete tortillas
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tbsp refried beans or mashed pinto beans
- ¼ of bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 slice of white onion, kept thinly sliced (like onions in fajitas!)
- Small handful of greens
- 3-4 tbsp vegan queso cheese
- Dollop of guacamole
- Optional: Drizzle of vegan sour cream
- Heat a pan on medium heat and add 1 tbsp avocado oil.
- Sauté onions + peppers for about 5 to 10 minutes until they are browned.
- While the they are cooking, add all ingredients for the vegan queso cheese into a blender and mix on high until you have a creamy sauce. Pour queso dip into a container.
- Take the onions + peppers off the pan and add 1 tbsp avocado oil.
- Once the oil is heated, add a tortilla and add the mashed beans (keep enough room on the ends for the cheese to go). Then layer on the greens followed by the onions + peppers. Finally, top off the quesadilla by drizzling the cheese over the other ingredients and making sure to add more cheese towards the ends of the tortilla so the quesadilla melts together. Cover with the other tortilla and put a pot lid on top to press down. Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- While the quesadilla is cooking, rinse out the blender and make the vegan sour cream.
- Flip the quesadilla carefully with a spatula and place on the lid back on top and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Slice into 4, drizzle with sour cream and serve with guacamole. Enjoy!
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Happy eating!
With Health + Happiness Always,
Jax
PS – If you’re looking for more healthy comfort foods, check out my app where you can access my “Clean Comfort Cookbook”!
