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Mac and Cheese Vegan Style

March 28, 2015 by Great Grub, Delicious Treats

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Mac and Cheese Vegan Style Recipe

Ever since we started our new way of eating, I have tried many different times to make a macaroni and cheese that would be both delicious and satisfying. It wasn’t until yesterday that I finally found the recipe that I will be using from now on! This mac and cheese vegan style is absolutely the one for us! I love this sauce! It’s definitely creamy and with this mac and cheese recipe, I feel like I’m really eating the real deal!

Mac and Cheese Vegan Style

Healthy Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

It wasn’t until I got my new Vitamix that my cheese sauce became wonderful. I had soaked my raw cashews in the previous recipes I’ve tried, but it is not the same as being able to blend them into such fine powder! I love my NEW Vitamix. When my boyfriend bought it for me, he asked me what was the first thing I was going to make? I told him, “I’m going to get my cashews to powder.” Sure enough, it happened and the cheese sauce was so creamy and delicious!

Mac and Cheese Vegan Style

This cheese sauce is great for pouring over broccoli, using as a dipping sauce for homemade pretzels, and lots of other ideas. I’m sure you can think of many different creative ways to use it. So if you haven’t made a healthy mac and cheese yet, make sure to try this mac and cheese vegan style today!

Mac and Cheese Vegan Style

Vegan Macaroni and Cheese

This Vegan mac and cheese recipe actually was a super fast meal to prepare. The most time and effort was peeling and cutting the veggies, then waiting for them to become tender. This took less than 30 minutes to make. I actually had cheese sauce left over, so cook a little more pasta if you would like, or save the extra sauce to dip your raw veggies in, or use for homemade whole wheat bread sticks. I actually added more sauce to this dish when I reheated it today, so I’m glad there was a little leftover.

Mac and Cheese Vegan Style

Mac and Cheese Vegan Style

Terri
5 from 1 vote
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Course Comfort Food, Side Dish
Cuisine Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole Foods/Plant-Based
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 16 oz Brown Rice Penne, all natural, gluten free
  • 1 1/4 cup potatoes, peeled and diced small
  • 1/3 cup carrots, diced small
  • ⅓ cup chopped onion
  • 1 1/2 cup water, use the water you cooked the veggies in
  • ½ cup raw cashews
  • ¼ cup coconut milk
  • 2 Tbs nutritional yeast flakes
  • 1 Tbs lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt, or more to taste
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, optional

Instructions
 

For the Pasta

  • In a large pot, cook pasta according to package directions.
  • Drain, rinse and set aside.

For the Cheese Sauce

  • Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium sauce pan.
  • Add potatoes, carrots and onions.
  • Bring back to a boil and reduce heat to low until vegetables are tender.
  • Drain water, reserving liquid, and add vegetables to Vitamix.
  • Add 1 1/2 cup of reserved water, cashews, coconut milk, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and cayenne pepper to Vitamix.
  • Blend on high until ingredients are nice and creamy, less than a minute.
  • Add pasta to a serving dish, or back into the large pot, and pour the "cheese" sauce over the pasta.
  • Mix well and serve.

Notes

If you do not have a Vitamix or high power blender, make sure to soak your cashews for a few hours before using.
Recipe adapted from Vegan Yumminess ~ Creamy Vegan Mac and Cheese

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCarbohydrates: 0gProtein: 0gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg
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Mac and Cheese Vegan StyleMac and Cheese Vegan Style

Enjoy, Terri

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Comfort Foods, Healthy Choices, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: Cheese sauce, Mac and Cheese, Pasta, Plant-Based, Vegan Mac and Cheese, Whole Foods Plant-based diet

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Comments

  1. VegGYogiCheryl

    April 10, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    I have to say, and say LOUDLY, that this recipe is truly GREAT GRUB!! Wow, Terri!! Having tried many versions of vegan mac and cheese over the past 3 years, I had pretty much decided that this kind of rich and cheesy deliciousness made from whole foods was not possible—the illusive holy grail of plant-based eating. Leave it to you to prove me wrong! Can’t wait to try it with potatoes, broccoli, and other veggies! Thank you!

    • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

      April 10, 2015 at 6:47 pm

      Hi Cheryl, wow, thank you so much for such a wonderful comment! I am SO glad you loved this mac and cheese! Wait until you try the scalloped potatoes that I’ll be posting soon! Heaven!! :)

  2. Christy

    March 28, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    This looks delicious and so creamy, Terri. I’ve got to get a Vitamix one of these days. I always hear great things about them. Thank you for the yummy Mac and Cheese recipe.

    • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

      March 28, 2015 at 7:47 pm

      Thank you Christy, oh man, that Vitamix is amazing! I seriously am so excited I was able to make this mac and cheese and the cashews turned to powder without having to soak them! I hope you get one soon. Using the nutritional yeast took some getting used to. I do love this mac and cheese though! I can’t wait to make it again with some broccoli or asparagus added to it. :)

  3. Cheryl Boyles

    March 28, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    Terri, I too have been searching for the ultimate vegan mac & cheese and had just about given up. But I can tell just by looking at this that you nailed it! Can’t wait to try!!

    • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

      March 28, 2015 at 2:12 pm

      Hi Cheryl, I know what you mean! I kept trying different recipes that just didn’t work out, but this one did! It was due to the high powder Vitamix! So exciting! Thanks so much and I can’t wait for you to try it! :)

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