Crinkle Fry Nachos Blanco with Sriracha Peach Queso - a tangy, sweet and spicy update on a traditional nacho, using crispy french fries and a unique peach queso!
We have had some very cold weather in Portland this month, and crazy foggy days! It was a perfect time for me to be working with Alexia Foods, because I got to make all kinds of tasty warm dishes while creating recipes with their product. Roasted Crinkle Cut Fries for lunch while it is zero degrees with wind chill outside? Yes please and thank you!
I am excited to be sharing a new queso recipe with you today. My Sriracha Peach Queso is new because I am only just now sharing it, but we have been enjoying this since summer. When I had fresh peaches. Very slightly sweet when you get a small bite of peach, with a spicy heat that you control. Start small with the sriracha, or boldy add several tablespoons if you love it like we do.
I poured the warm queso (oh, so good warm!) over some simple yet flavorful nachos - made with white beans, creamy avocado, tangy peperoncini, and crinkle cut fries. Yes, you know me and my non traditional nachos. These cover all the mealtime bases - proteins and veggies and starches, oh my - so they are perfectly suitable for lunch, dinner, and any major football games you may have in your future. The fact that these roasted crinkle cut fries are 98% fat free and only 100 calories per serving is just a plus.
crinkle fry nachos blanco
YIELD: five servings / one large platter
dairy, egg, soy, and gluten free, vegan
INGREDIENTS:
16 ounces Alexia Smart Classics Roasted Crinkle Cut Fries with Sea Salt
2 cups white cannellini beans
1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced
Sriracha Peach Queso, recipe follows
peperoncini, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Arrange crinkle cut fries in a single layer on baking sheet. Bake according to package instructions (22 minutes), flipping once halfway through cooking time.
Arrange one layer of French fries on serving platter. Drizzle several spoonfuls queso over fries. Add a second layer of fries over queso, add a layer of beans and more queso. Build several layers, garnish with avocado and peperoncini.
sriracha peach queso
YIELD: two + cups
dairy, egg, soy, and gluten free, vegan
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups raw cashews, soaked several hours
¾ cup sauerkraut juice
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon onion powder
¼ cup nutritional yeast
sea salt and pepper
1 fresh peach, peeled and pitted
Sriracha, to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
Chop peach into small (1 cm or less) pieces. Set aside.
Drain cashews. In high speed blender, combine cashews, sauerkraut juice, garlic, and onion powder, blend at highest speed until very smooth. Add nutritional yeast, blend until smooth. Add sea salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer the cashew sauce to a small saucepan over low heat, add chopped peaches and sriracha, to taste (I added about 2 tablespoons - begin with less). Cook until heated through.
Alexia Foods offers frozen potatoes, appetizers, breads and side dishes with minimal, but distinctive, real ingredients that serve-up exceptional taste--right in your kitchen. For more recipes, tips and inspiration from Alexia online, check out AlexiaFoods.com
more Alexia recipes:
Black Bean Totchos with Garlic Lemon Sauce
Crispy Sweet Potato Chipotle Enchiladas
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Dana @ Foodie Goes Healthy says
What a fun mix of flavors and textures. I love this brand of potatoes. And thank goodness for your dairy-free cheesy sauces. Great recipe.
Kristina Sloggett says
thank you Dana! this sauce is one of my best yet! cheers!
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says
I'm completely swooning over the spicy sweet combo you have going on in this queso!
Kate @ Veggie Desserts says
Wow wow wow. Sriracha Peach Queso - that sounds soooooo good!
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
Kristina- I am not the biggest fan of corn chips and think white potatoes TRUMP the sweet variety- This is genius. What makes it even better? The sriracha queso. Amazing!
Jameson Fink says
I love crinkle-cut fries so much. Whenever I see them at a restaurant I have to order them. They remind me of being a kid. And I love the texture, too. Just plain fun.
Kristina Sloggett says
thanks Jameson! and I almost always have to order them also - crinkle cuts are so rare!
heather @french press says
well, I never met a fry or a nacho that I didn't like, but these look over the top good, and just went to the tops of my must make list!
Kristina Sloggett says
enjoy Heather!
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
Are you kidding me? Sriraccha Peach Queso. I am in a bit of heaven. I also LOVE Alexia products.
Kristina Sloggett says
me too, Kristen - Alexia has some great stuff. this queso has been made so many times here... 🙂
kristy @ the wicked noodle says
This looks A-MA-ZING!! I can't decide which is my favorite: the crispy fries, the sriracha or the PEACH QUESO (definitely the peach queso, I think)! Great, fun recipe that I can't wait to try 🙂
Kristina Sloggett says
I hope you do, Kristy - we LOVE it! 🙂
Alyssa @ Simply Quinoa says
There are so many things happening on this dish that I am seriously in love with. First, french fry nachos? HECK YES! Peach queso? Oh yeah! And then there's avocado...my total fave! Seriously loving these Kristina 🙂
Kristina Sloggett says
THANK YOU Alyssa! yeah, the french fries were fun, and make a great nacho base. avocado always works!
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
Oh my goodness. Is this for real?! I am all about nachos but then the fries and the queso and the peach and the Sriracha. I almost can't take the goodness!
Kristina Sloggett says
I know it - me too Kim, and I have enjoyed it many times! 😉 we love this one.