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    You are here: Home / Entrees / Vegan Grilled Cheese with Sweet Potato Nacho Cheese

    LAST UPDATED: January 19, 2022 • FIRST PUBLISHED: November 8, 2014

    Vegan Grilled Cheese with Sweet Potato Nacho Cheese

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    These vegan grilled cheese sandwiches are made with ultra sloppy, ultra delicious, vegan sweet potato nacho cheese, stuffed between two bread slices with tomatoes and grilled to a golden crisp.

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    I suppose this isn't really something you'd do with conventional nacho cheeses. Scratch that...I have no clue what the college kids are doing in their dorms these days. But this works. Trust me.

    Ask yourself this: would some nachoey flavor taste good in a grilled cheese sandwich? Well, there you have your answer. And this tasted darn good.

    As soon as I made my vegan nacho sweet potato cheese I kind of knew this had to happen. In truth, I thought of many things that had to happen, and never minding the fact that I totally missed Thursday's festivities for National Nachos Day, grilled cheese seemed like the most unobvious choice, so I figured starting there was a good idea.

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    I should mention that this is one of the sloppiest grilled cheeses I've ever eaten. If you know vegan cheese you probably expect this. While I enjoy playing around in the kitchen in the dairy-free cheese department, I'm usually too lazy to include solidifying agents, like agar. The other thing with agar is that it doesn't melt, so while you can firm up your cheese a bit, there's no turning back. So, given the choice between an ultra sloppy grilled cheese and an ultra firm one, I'll take sloppy any day.

    Your cheese will spooge, your tomatoes will slide, but I promise this will be delicious. This is a great one for giving your kids, but not if you park them on your brand new carpet. I'm willing to bet it will be their all-time favorite grilled cheese.

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    Two Halves of a Vegan Grilled Cheese Sandwich Stacked on a Plate
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    Vegan Grilled Cheese with Sweet Potato Nacho Cheese

    These vegan grilled cheese sandwiches are made with ultra sloppy, ultra delicious, vegan sweet potato nacho cheese, stuffed between two bread slices with tomatoes and grilled to a golden crisp.

    Course Entree
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 8 minutes
    Total Time 13 minutes
    Servings 1
    Author Alissa

    Ingredients

    • ½ tbsp. olive oil
    • 2 slices sandwich bread
    • ¼ cup vegan sweet potato nacho cheese
    • 2-4 to mato slices about ½ large tomato or 1 small
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    1. Coat a large skillet with oil and place over medium heat.
    2. Spread vegan nacho sweet potato cheese over 1 bread slice. Top with tomato slices, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then top with other bread slice.
    3. Place in skillet and cook until golden brown on bottom, 3-4 minutes. Flip and cook another 3-4 minutes on opposite side.

    Recipe Notes

    Feel free to skip the tomato if you're not into it. Feel free also to improvise and add your favorite grilled cheese stuffers...spinach, onions, hot peppers, or whatever else you might be into.

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    About Alissa Saenz

    Hi, I'm Alissa! I'm a former attorney turned professional food blogger. I love creating vegan recipes with bold flavors! You can read more about me here.

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    1. Ana @ Ana's RocketShip says

      November 08, 2014 at 5:46 pm

      Surely a carpet is worth sacrificing for this?

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      • Alissa Saenz says

        November 09, 2014 at 9:05 pm

        Haha! Good point - and thank you!

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    2. Katie (The Muffin Myth) says

      November 09, 2014 at 4:48 am

      Daaaaamn! Now I want grilled cheese for breakfast. Is that wrong? Thought not. Thanks for the inspo!

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      • Alissa Saenz says

        November 09, 2014 at 9:07 pm

        Noooo...nothing wrong with that at all. Perfectly acceptable! ;)

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    3. Jane says

      November 13, 2014 at 11:35 am

      5 stars
      OMGoodness, this sandwich is sooooooo GOOD!!!!!! It is incredibly satisfying and so rich in texture, between the crispy bread, the tomato, and the savory rich sweet potato cheese!!
      I have made your sweet potato nacho "cheese" twice in the past week, the second batch I doubled it because I could not stop eating it and wanted to have a larger container of it in the fridge handy (this is going to replace my "go to" hummus snack spread always keep in the fridge)!! I have been dipping tortilla chips, carrots, celery sticks, etc. It is that GOOD!! Also, it is so good spread on a piece of a whole grain bread toasted. Thank you Alissa, I LOVE it!! : )

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      • Alissa Saenz says

        November 13, 2014 at 8:55 pm

        Haha! I'm glad to hear it's not just me and my husband that find the sweet potato cheese incredibly addictive! Glad you're enjoying it, and the sandwich. Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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