Vegan Mac & “Cheese”

November 1st, 2016 | Posted by Milana in Lunch/Dinner | Thanksgiving - (0 Comments)

Omg I’m so excited!!!!! I’m testing out recipes that will hopefully feature at this years Thanksgiving Feast and I’m so psyched because this Vegan Mac & “Cheese” recipe is bomb and I can’t wait for you to give it a try! I did not use any imitation cheeses or weird ingredients. This recipe has all the cheesy flavor and texture of the real thing without the dairy and the guilt! If you’re a Classical Mac & Cheese type of person but are either trying out a more vegan lifestyle, or just trying to cut out dairy then you will LOVE this recipe! 

INGREDIENTS:

2 small yellow potatoes, peeled, chopped

1 large carrot, peeled, chopped

1 small sweet onion, cut into large wedges

1 garlic clove, minced or grated

1/2 cup cashews, raw & unsalted

2 tsp sea salt

2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes, can be found at any health food store

About 4 cups cooked macaroni of your choice

DIRECTIONS:

Boil water in a medium pot. Add carrots and potatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Add Onion and Cook until everything is soft (about an additional 15 min). 

Once everything is done, reserve about a cup and a half of the water from the boiled veggies.  Add vegetables to a blender along with cashews, garlic, and the reserved water. 

 Add salt and nutritional yeast and blend until smooth.

Pour over prepared pasta and mix well.

 Optional: garnish with parsley and bread crumbs (or even fried onion!).

**Recipe adapted from Map Lealps

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