Vegan Chili Cheese Fries Recipe (9.22.12 - Day 41) Vegetarian Junk Food

vegan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cashew cream

Nutritional yeast adds cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

french fries

🥗Healthier: sweet potato fries

💰Cheaper: homemade potato wedges

Sweet potato fries offer more nutrients.

Start by boiling kidney beans, vegetable broth, spaghetti sauce, bell pepper, and chili seasoning mix in a large pot over high heat.

Use fries from the freezer section, ensuring they do not contain animal products.

Follow the instructions on the fries package and bake them in the oven until golden and crisp.

Place the baked fries in a trough-like dish or a paper container for a nostalgic presentation.

Top the fries with the hot chili mixture from the pot.

Sprinkle Daiya cheese on top of the chili.

Note that the Daiya cheese may not melt as realistically as desired; it can be removed if preferred.

Enjoy the chili cheese fries, noting that they taste fantastic and evoke memories of concession food.

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