Build-your-own vegan nacho bar

Everyone loves build-your-own nachos, because well, nachos.

But also each person can make their nachos exactly to their preferences.

(Just like vegan walking tacos!)

If you like lots of non-dairy queso, pile it on.

If you need things hot and spicy, add plenty of jalapeño pepper slices & hot sauce.

If you prefer a more minimalist affair with black beans and salsa, so be it.

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I like to offer a couple types of non-dairy cheese options for the nachos.

First, chili cheese dip, which can be made ahead of time.

Vegan chili cheese dip is especially convenient, because it uses leftover chili.

So if you have any lentil chili, vegan three bean chili, or smoky vegan bean chili with Soy Curls on hand or even in the freezer, thaw if necessary. And then put it into your sauce.

You can also offer shredded non-dairy cheese, for those who prefer to melt it onto their tortilla chips in the oven.

You can certainly have people make their nachos on the plates that are already in your cupboard.

Or take the fun up a notch with individual 6.5 inch cast iron skillets. (You can find them online or at big box stores like Target.)

They are small enough that you can easily do a couple rounds of nachos. Or just pile them on and do it all in one!

The added benefit of cast iron skillets is that you can put them directly in the oven if you’d like to heat the chips, or melt non-dairy cheese shreds onto them.

To have a vegan nacho bar, preheat the oven to 350 degrees for anyone who wants to warm their chips and/or melt shredded non-dairy cheese onto their nachos.

Then set up the table with all of your nacho bar toppings.

While I offer a pretty sizeable list of toppings below, keep in mind that you can easily remove anything that you don’t have the time or inclination to make.

As long as you have non-dairy queso, salsa, and chips, you’re golden.

If you really want to make it easy on yourself, invite your guests to bring their favorite toppings!

Here are some tasty toppings for your vegan nacho bar.

• Vegan chili cheese dip
• Shredded non-dairy cheese
• Spicy black beans
• Refried pinto beans
• Refried black beans
• Chipotle black bean dip
• Vegan chorizo
• Guacamole
• Salsa
• Tomatoes
• Bell peppers
• Cilantro
• Spring onions
• Quick pickled jalapeños
• Pickled red onions
• Hot sauce
• Tortilla chips

Get creative!

It can also be fun to add some unique ingredients to the nacho bar like vegan BBQ Soy Curls, barbecue sauce, buffalo Soy Curls, and vegan blue cheese dressing. BBQ jackfruit nachos are always a winner!

That way if guests want to have a couple different kinds of nachos, one batch can be totally different from the next.

📖 Recipe

Build your own vegan nacho bar

Author: Cadry Nelson

5 from 3 votes

Vegan nacho bars just scream fun. Put out an array of toppings like spicy black beans, seitan chorizo, guacamole, salsa, and chili cheese dip. Then let your guests pile nachos onto their own mini skillets or plates.

This recipe includes a ton of topping options, but feel free to pare down the list, based on your own preferences and time allotment.

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican, Vegan

Keyword: kid friendly, party food

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 batch vegan chili cheese dip
• ▢ 1 cup shredded non-dairy cheese
• ▢ 1 batch spicy black beans
• ▢ 1 batch vegan refried beans
• ▢ 1 cup vegan chorizo warmed in pan
• ▢ 2 cups salsa
• ▢ 2 batches easy guacamole
• ▢ 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• ▢ ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• ▢ 2 or 3 spring onions sliced
• ▢ 2 or 3 different bottles of hot sauce
• ▢ Jar of jalapeno pepper slices
• ▢ 1 or 2 large bags of tortilla chips

Instructions

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  Put all of the toppings on the dinner table for guests to serve themselves.
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  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If guests would like to warm their tortilla chips or melt non-dairy cheese onto them, make sure to offer oven-safe skillets. Melting cheese onto the chips will take about 10 minutes in the oven.

  If they want to just use the chili cheese dip, then the skillets won't need to go into the oven, and you can skip the pre-heating step.

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Nutrition

Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 962mg | Potassium: 348mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 895IU | Vitamin C: 21.4mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1.3mg