Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, vegan mac and “cheese”. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Can I make this vegan mac and cheese gluten-free? The sauce can be made gluten-free if you use a gluten-free all purpose flour blend as a direct replacement or use cornstarch (if using cornstarch then use half the amount as called for in the original recipe). And then of course you can use a gluten-free macaroni.
Vegan mac and “cheese” is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Vegan mac and “cheese” is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have vegan mac and “cheese” using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegan mac and “cheese”:
- Make ready 500 g macaroni pasta
- Get 1 small-medium butternut squash cut into chunks
- Prepare 1 cup cashews soaked in water for a few hours
- Prepare Marmite
- Prepare Dijon mustard
- Take Lemon
- Make ready Nutmeg
- Take Smoked paprika
- Prepare Breadcrumbs
The cashews don't blend up completely smooth, but will have a fine texture even after processing, which helps the sauce cling to the noodles. To make this easy vegan Mac and Cheese recipe, prepare pasta according to package directions, meanwhile, blend cashew cheese sauce. Mix with drained pasta, additional ingredients. This vegan mac and cheese falls under the umbrella of "comfort food" but packs a lot of vitamins and minerals.
Steps to make Vegan mac and “cheese”:
- Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, drain and set aside
- Boil the butternut squash in a large pan of water for about 20 mins until soft
- Tip the butternut squash and cashews into a food processor and blitz until combined and smooth. You may want to add a little of the water the squash cooked in to loosen it a bit
- Add a teaspoon each of marmite, mustard, lemon juice and a sprinkling of smoked paprika and nutmeg and some salt and pepper.
- Blitz it again then taste it and decide if you need to add any of the ingredients to adjust the flavour.
- Pour the sauce into the Macaroni and mix well
- Transfer the Mac and “cheese” to an ovenproof dish and sprinkle on the breadcrumbs
- Bake in the oven at 180c for about 30 mins until the breadcrumbs are golden and crispy
What I love about this vegan Mac and Cheese recipe is that it's just as fast to prepare as the version that comes in a box with neon-orange food coloring. While your pasta is cooking, you simply blend the creamy vegan cashew sauce in a blender until smooth. Stir in the mustard and nutritional yeast flakes, grate and stir in the vegan cheese (if using), then season to taste with salt and pepper. Drain and add the macaroni to the sauce, then toss to coat. The Best Vegan Mac and Cheese.
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