On Wednesday I made another recipe from my new obsession, Appetite for Reduction. All the recipes are simple and delicious and the vegan mac and cheese is no exception.
vegan mac and cheese
Here’s what I made:
Mac
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 8 oz pasta (I used Barilla macaroni – it has a cute corkscrew shape and ridges to hold the cheese sauce)
Cheese
- 3/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoons dried chopped onions (Gotta love the 5th Season spices that only cost 50 cents)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- pinch turmeric
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta to the boiling water. Set timer according to package directions. Put the broccoli in a steamer basket at the top of the pot.
- In a saucepan, whisk together all the sauce ingredients. Cook over medium low heat, whisking often, until thickened.
- When the timer goes off, set the broccoli aside and drain the pasta. Combine the pasta, broccoli and cheese & serve.
vegan mac and cheese
I love nutritional yeast. I make a similar vegan mac n cheese where the sauce is silken tofu, nutritional yeast, tahini, turmeric, and salt. You blend the sauce ingredients, pour over the al dente macaroni, then bake for about 20 minutes.
That sounds really simple. I’d love the recipe. I’m a big fan of anything with tahini in it.
So I’ve never tried vegan cooking and am just curious… Does this actually taste like mac and cheese? I mean… With no cheese in it…
No, it doesn’t taste like real cheese. It’s closer to the kind of cheese flavor you get from powdered mac and cheese or lipton noodles.
Ha, well that is the kind my boyfriend prefers, anyway… Thank you
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Just purchased this cookbook and am loving it so far! Craving comfort food so making this mac & cheese tonight. Your photo is the perfect inspiration!
Made this last night, and it was perfect! I ate 3 bowls of it.
Thank you so much for posting this recipe
So glad you liked it. If you like spicy mac and cheese, check out this variation: Vegan Buffalo Mac and Cheese
How many servings does this recipe yield? Thanks!
I usually get 4 servings out of it. but I guess that depends on how hungry you are. Enjoy!
thank you!
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