Vegan Taco Bowl with Cashew Cheese Sauce
Vegan Taco Bowl is a high protein plant based dish. Full of spicy nacho "cheese" made with cashews, crisp veggies, and black beans!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 335kcal
Equipment
- Sheet Pan
- Saucepot
Ingredients
- 2 cups sweet potato peeled and cubed
- 1 olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon each chili powder, cumin, and paprika
Quinoa Ingredients
- ½ cup red onion diced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- ¼ teaspoon each of chili powder, cumin, paprika, and salt
Cashew Cheese Sauce Ingredients
- ½ cup cashews
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup water or broth
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 teaspoons siracha
- ½ teaspoon each of chili powder, cumin, paprika, and salt
Additional Taco Bowl Ingredients
- 12 ounce bag of broccoli or 1 head of broccoli, steamed
- 15 ounce can of black beans drained, rinsed and heated
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425°F.
- On a sheet pan, mix sweet potatoes, olive oil, and spices together. Cook for 10 minutes then take out of the oven and flip/stir. Cook an additional 10 minutes after flipping/stirring.
- In a saucepan, sauté red onions for 3 minutes until translucent. Add in spice mixture and cook on low for an additional minute. Then add broth and quinoa to saucepan and cook according to quinoa package instructions. : bring to boil, cover, and cook on low for 15 minutes. Leave covered and take off the heat for 3 minutes. Fluff quinoa with fork.
- In a blender, mix all of the cashew cheese sauce ingredients and blend until the texture is smooth and creamy. Add more water, if the sauce is too thick.
- Assemble the Spicy Vegan Taco Bowl! Add a base layer of quinoa, mix some cashew sauce in with the quinoa then top with broccoli, sweet potatoes, and beans. Top with additional cashew cheese sauce.
Notes
- You can add additional toppings, such as: sliced avocado or sautéed onions, peppers, and mushrooms.
- If you don't want to use cashews, you can substitute with another nut. Walnuts are a good substitute for cashews.
Nutrition
Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 1146mg | Potassium: 625mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 9703IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 4mg
