Cheese Sauce Dairy Free Recipes

EASY VEGAN CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into a saucepan and stir with a whisk. Once everything is combined, turn on the heat and bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly.
• Let simmer on low to medium heat for about one minute until the sauce is stretchy.
• Enjoy this vegan cheese sauce with nachos, on pizza, over pasta, and many other savory dishes! Please read the recipe notes below.

DAIRY-FREE "CHEESE" SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix nutritional yeast, flour, garlic powder, onion powder, ground mustard, and salt together in a bowl. Pour in soy milk; whisk until smooth.
• Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Pour in soy milk mixture; cook, whisking constantly, until thickened into a sauce, about 5 minutes. Simmer until flavors combine, 1 to 2 minutes more.

SWEET POTATO CHEESE SAUCE (+ MORE DAIRY-FREE CHEESE SAUCE RECIPES)

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until your sauce forms, add more water as needed to loosen and use in cooking or store for up to 5-days in the fridge.

EASY DAIRY-FREE CHEESE SAUCE ALTERNATIVE

Steps:

• Grind the cashews in a spice grinder or small food processor until powdered.
• Pour the cashew powder into your blender. Add the 1 cup water, tomatoes, nutritional yeast, starch, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, onion powder, and garlic powder. Puree until smooth. Add the remaining 1 cup water and briefly blend to combine.
• Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a saucepan (to remove any large or small nut bits). Place the pan over medium heat, and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Taste test and add more salt, if needed.
• Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. The sauce will thicken as it chills, but you can whisk in more water to thin it.

LOW-FAT VEGAN CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• If you use canned white beans, drain and wash them. Then, place the beans with the rest of the ingredients into a blender jar.
• Blend everything until smooth.
• Taste, adjust with more salt, pepper, lemon juice or nutritional yeast if needed, then pour over your vegetables, pasta or whatever else you want to make it with.
• Keep the rest of the cheese sauce in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

DAIRY FREE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Drizzle oil in a sauce pan and heat. When ready, sauté chopped onions, carrots, and celery for about 5 minutes.
• Add ground beef. Stir and cook until well browned.
• Deglaze with red wine. Once the wine is completely evaportated add the tomato puree.
• Stir and let cook for two hours with the pot parcially uncovered. Mix from time to time and add stock as needed.
• Cook lasagna noodles as directed on the box until al dente. Stir regularly to make sure the noodles don't stuck together.
• Heat oil in a sause pan. Wisk in flour a little at a time. Stir for about 2 minutes.
• Wisk in milk and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat. Add nutmeg and salt to taste and stir for 2 or 3 more minutes.
• Pour a thin layer of bechamel sauce on the bottom of a baking pan. Spoon bolognese sause on top of it and cover that with lasagna noodles. Repeat until you have five layers.
• Bake in a preheated at 340° F or 170° C for 40 minutes.