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    Sep 23, 2016 · Modified: Jul 14, 2022 by Becca Heyes · This post may contain affiliate links · 24 Comments

    Vegetarian nacho burgers with nacho cheese sauce

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    Total time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 3
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    Vegetarian nacho burgers with homemade nacho cheese sauce - these are so good! A simple black bean burger made with crushed tortilla chips and jalapenos, and topped with salsa and avocado. Yum!
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    When I can't decide what to cook, a good solution is always to fuse together two of my favourite foods. Pizza + quesadillas = pizza quesadillas. Sandwiches + Greek salad = Greek salad sandwich. Chilli + macaroni cheese = chilli mac. It's a winning formula. This time, I decided to combine the flavour of a plate of loaded nachos with the form of a veggie burger, and thus, these vegetarian nacho burgers were born.

    Never fails.

    Vegetarian nacho burgers with homemade nacho cheese sauce - these are so good! A simple black bean burger made with crushed tortilla chips and jalapenos, and topped with salsa and avocado. Yum!

    The nacho burger itself is a simple black bean burger made with black beans (obviously), walnuts (or whatever other nut you fancy), jalapeños, and - to add to the nacho vibe - some crushed tortilla chips. I used cheesy ones, which added a great flavour.

    Vegetarian nacho burgers with homemade nacho cheese sauce - these are so good! A simple black bean burger made with crushed tortilla chips and jalapenos, and topped with salsa and avocado. Yum!

    Once you've cooked the burgers, the only thing that's left is to get topping! I slathered mine with a homemade nacho cheese sauce, which is basically just a béchamel sauce with added jalapeños, cayenne and American cheese - the kind that comes in slices wrapped in plastic. It's not often I use American cheese, since, let's face it, even calling it 'cheese' is a bit of a stretch - but it does make a seriously good nacho cheese sauce.

    I also topped my nacho burgers with some of my other favourite nacho toppings - avocado, salsa, and more jalapeños. Yes, even more jalapeños. I thought the amount of heat was just perfect, but if you're a bit of a wuss when it comes to spice, feel free to tone down the jalapeños or skip the cayenne!

    Vegetarian nacho burgers with homemade nacho cheese sauce - these are so good! A simple black bean burger made with crushed tortilla chips and jalapenos, and topped with salsa and avocado. Yum!

    I used these pickled jalapeños from Baxters - the third item in their new Deli Toppers range (see how I used the first two products in my paneer satay bowls and my cauliflower falafel wraps). They're so convenient to use. You don't need to cook them or even slice them up - they come in perfect slices ready for stacking on your burger. A brilliant and easy way to add an extra pop of flavour to your dinner. They're also brilliant scattered over salad (taco salad especially!), layered up in sandwiches, or whizzed up in homemade hummus. They've become a real staple in my fridge!

    Check out the Deli Toppers site for more information about the four new products and for tons of ideas for how to use them. Then just #GetTopping!

    Vegetarian nacho burgers with homemade nacho cheese sauce - these are so good! A simple black bean burger made with crushed tortilla chips and jalapenos, and topped with salsa and avocado. Yum!

    Vegetarian nacho burgers with nacho cheese sauce

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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 3
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    Author: Becca Heyes
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    Ingredients

    For the vegetarian nacho burgers:

    • 30 g walnuts (~ ¼ cup)
    • 400 g tin black beans, drained (240g, or ~ 1 ¼ cups, when drained)
    • 5 slices pickled jalapeño (red or green)
    • 50 g cheese flavoured tortilla chips, roughly smashed (~ 1 ½ cups, or ~ ½ cup when crushed)
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • Salt
    • Black pepper
    • 1 tablespoon oil for frying

    For the nacho cheese sauce:

    • 2 teaspoon butter
    • 2 teaspoon plain flour
    • 4 tablespoon milk
    • 3 slices pickled jalapeño, finely chopped
    • 2 slices American cheese
    • Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
    • Salt
    • Black pepper

    To assemble:

    • 3 burger buns
    • 3 tablespoon salsa
    • ½ avocado, mashed
    • Pickled jalapeños

    Instructions

    • Add the walnuts to a food processor, and blitz to form a coarse crumb. Add the drained black beans, pickled jalapeño slices, and half of the tortilla chips. Also add the smoked paprika and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Blitz again until well combined.
    • Crush the remaining tortilla chips, and add them to the mixture. Mix by hand to combine.
    • With clean hands, form the mixture into three large patties.
    • Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan, and add the black bean burgers. Cook over a fairly low heat for around 5 minutes each side, until crispy on the outside and piping hot in the centre. You can cover the pan with a lid if the burgers need help cooking through to the centre.
    • Meanwhile, make the nacho cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, and add the flour. Mix well to form a roux, and cook for 1 minute over a very low heat. Add the milk 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until the mixture is smooth each time before adding more. When the mixture has formed a smooth sauce, add the chopped jalapeños, American cheese and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Stir thoroughly until the cheese has melted and formed a thick cheese sauce. Season to taste.
    • Assemble the burgers in buns with the nacho cheese sauce, salsa, mashed avocado and more slices of jalapeño.

    Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.

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    Note: Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on exactly what ingredients you choose.

    These jalapeños would also be brilliant served on top of my slow cooker burrito bowls - one of the most popular recipes on the site!

    Vegetarian slow cooker burrito bowls

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    1. Ashley says

      August 18, 2017 at 6:20 pm

      oooh... I am excited to make these. And my husband is excited to eat these! Im gonna make minimalist baker's vegan eggplant cheese for this as I need to use up an eggplant I have and would be so perfect with this. Thank you for the recipe, its nice to have something different for dinner, and this is definitely different!

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        August 26, 2017 at 6:49 pm

        Hope you both enjoyed them :)

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    2. Nayna Kanabar says

      October 15, 2016 at 7:21 pm

      What a lovely combination of ingredients, the burgers look absolutely delicious.

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    3. Julie @ Running in a Skirt says

      October 14, 2016 at 1:57 pm

      Oh my goodness! These look absolutely amazing! I need to try them this weekend. That cheeeeesseeee!

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    4. Nico @ yumsome says

      October 13, 2016 at 12:56 pm

      I so should not read your blog posts on an empty stomach, Becca - I'm sure my neighbours can hear my tummy rumbling now!

      Your burgers look so delicious - do the nacho chips stay crispy, or go a bit soggy? Oh, and I am totally a wuss when it comes to chillies!

      Reply
      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        October 14, 2016 at 11:18 am

        The tortilla chips add more flavour than they do crispiness, but they do stay crispy around the edges :)

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    5. Margot says

      October 11, 2016 at 12:38 pm

      This sounds and looks incredibly delicious Becca! I'm big fan of Mexican flavours... it was always my favourite port of call when I worked on the cruise ship. I think I'm going to look for those these pickled Baxters jalapeños in the store on my school run. They would go so well with what I'm planning for dinner day :)

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        October 14, 2016 at 11:16 am

        It's hard to go wrong with Mexican flavours isn't it - anything spicy and cheesy is good with me :)

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    6. Elizabeth says

      October 11, 2016 at 12:08 pm

      These look fantastic! Loving those Baxters toppers too. Yum!

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