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Vegan Quesarito

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Course Fast Food Copycats
Cuisine American, Mexican

Ingredients
 
 

Quesarito

  • Large Flour Tortillas
  • Small Flour Tortillas
  • Vegan Shredded Cheese
  • Vegan Sour Cream (See Notes)
  • Creamy Jalapeño Sauce
  • Mexican Rice

Simple Vegan Nacho Cheese

  • 8 oz Shredded Vegan Cheese
  • 1/4 - 1 cup Unsweetened Plant Milk (more as needed)
  • 3 - 4 Tbsp Pickled Jalapeño Brine
  • Salt to taste

Optional Seasonings

  • Onion Powder
  • Garlic Powder
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Sazon

Vegan Taco Meat

  • 1 lb. Vegan Ground Beef (like Impossible or Beyond, See NOTES)
  • 1/4 cup Taco Seasoning
  • 1/2 cup Tomato Sauce
  • 1 - 2 Tbsp Pickled Jalapeño Brine
  • Water or Veggie Broth as Needed

Instructions
 

Taco Meat

  • Heat up a large skillet over medium heat with a little cooking oil. Add in the Vegan Ground Beef and break it up into crumbles. Let sit undisturbed for about 3 minutes to brown. Then stir and continue to cook until it's all nice and browned.
  • Stir in the seasoning, Tomato Sauce and Pickled Jalapeño Brine. Add water or broth to get it to the consistency that you like. I recommend starting with 1/4 cup and adding more as you like. I ended up using about 1 cup. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
  • Cover and keep warm on low.

Nacho Cheese

  • You can either use pre-shredded Vegan Cheese or you can dice up some slices if you like as well. Either way, add the cheese along with the plant milk and pickled jalapeño brine to a saucepan over medium heat. Start with 1/4 cup or milk and add more as needed, as all vegan cheese is different and will be thicker or thinner depending on what you buy.
  • Continuously stir the cheese mixture until it melts, adding any milk as needed. Once it's melted and the consistency is where you like it, taste and adjust for seasoning. If using things like Onion or Garlic Powder, add a very small amount as they can over power the sauce. I personally just like using pickled jalapeño brine.
  • Cover and keep warm on low.

Quesarito

  • Warm up the tortillas (I will just microwave them for 15 - 20 seconds). Then ladle about 1/2 cup or so of the Nacho Cheese sauce in the center of the large tortilla. Cover with a smaller taco sized tortilla. If using rice, add about 1/4 cup to the tortillas. Then, add about 1 cup of the Vegan Taco Meat, followed by the Shredded Vegan Cheese, (I also like adding Pickled Jalapeños), and then drizzle on some of the Creamy Jalapeño Sauce and Vegan Sour Cream.
  • Roll the burrito by first folding the sides over and then rolling the burrito over, making sure to tuck in the sides as you do. This burrito can get messy so make sure you don't overfill it as that will make rolling more difficult!
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat, add some oil and then the burrito seam side down. Cook for about 2 minutes or until golden brown and the seam is sealed. Flip and cook until the other side is golden brown.
  • If you have parchment or deli paper, you can roll the burrito in that and let it sit for a couple minutes to cool. This will help compact it and make it hold together better (but it's optional so don't sweat it!)
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Tortillas - You'll need a burrito sized tortilla and a taco sized one as well. You could use two burrito sized and just cut one down to be smaller too.
 
Seasoned Rice - I personally don't like rice in mine, but you should add some to yours if you like. You can either make a recipe for Mexican Rice (you will want to use veggie bouillon instead of chicken) or you can use an instant or frozen rice for a quicker option.
 
Nacho Cheese - We'll also be making a quick Nacho Cheese. If you don't like to use store-bought Vegan Cheese you can use my Tofu Cheese Sauce from my Mac n' Cheese recipe, or my Cashew Based Cheese Sauce.
 
Vegan Ground Beef - You can make my Vegan Taco Meat or make my Tofu Taco Meat!
 
Creamy Jalapeño Sauce - I know the original has the Chipotle Sauce, but I always have a bottle of my Creamy Jalapeño Sauce in the fridge so that's what I used. I'll be making a Chipotle Sauce soon though and will update this recipe, but it's still amazing with the Creamy Jalapeño!
 
Sour Cream - You can use your favorite Vegan Sour Cream brand or recipe, I also like using an unsweetened Yogurt, the Trader Joe's one is great!
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