Fully Loaded Vegan Queso Dip Recipe

Chock-full of veggies and soy chorizo, with a base of creamy vegan nacho cheese sauce, this vegan queso dip is good enough to please even the omnivores at your party.

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J. Kenji López-Alt
Kenji Lopez Alt
J. Kenji López-Alt
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Kenji is the former culinary director for Serious Eats and a current culinary consultant for the site. He is also a New York Times food columnist and the author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.
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Updated Apr. 06, 2021
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The ultimate party snack, now in a 100% animal product–free form. This vegan queso dip is packed with a gooey cashew- and potato-based nacho sauce, soy-lentil chorizo, avocados, scallions, tomatoes with chilies, and black beans. The flavor is so good, even your omnivore friends won't know that it's vegan.

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Recipe Details

Fully Loaded Vegan Queso Dip Recipe

Active 15 mins
Total 15 mins
Serves 6 to 8 servings

Chock-full of veggies and soy chorizo, with a base of creamy vegan nacho cheese sauce, this vegan queso dip is good enough to please even the omnivores at your party.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 3/4 pound vegan chorizo

  • 1 recipe vegan nacho cheese sauce

  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

  • 2 (10-ounce) cans Ro*Tel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles, drained (see note)

  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish

  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish

  • 1 avocado, finely diced

  • 1 serrano or jalapeño pepper, minced (reserve a few whole slices for garnish, if desired)

  • Hot sauce, to taste

  • 1 bag tortilla chips

Directions

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over high heat until shimmering. Add chorizo and cook, stirring frequently, until well browned and slightly dry, about 10 minutes. Remove 2 tablespoons and set aside for garnish.

  2. Add cheese dip, black beans (reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish), tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, avocado, and minced serrano or jalapeño and stir to combine. Stir in hot sauce to taste. Heat, stirring, until hot.

  3. Transfer to a warm serving bowl. Garnish with reserved chorizo, black beans, cilantro, and scallions, and serve immediately with tortilla chips.

Special equipment

High-powered blender

Notes

If Ro*Tel tomatoes are unavailable, substitute with 1 (15-ounce) can drained diced tomatoes, mixed with 1 (4-ounce) can chopped drained green chilies.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
444 Calories
25g Fat
38g Carbs
20g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6 to 8
Amount per serving
Calories 444
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 33%
Saturated Fat 9g 44%
Cholesterol 36mg 12%
Sodium 1423mg 62%
Total Carbohydrate 38g 14%
Dietary Fiber 7g 25%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 20g
Vitamin C 20mg 100%
Calcium 296mg 23%
Iron 3mg 16%
Potassium 648mg 14%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)