Recipe: Appetizing Vegan Mac and Cheese

Vegan Mac and Cheese. Traditionally crafted foods to create something modern, yet familiar. A few weeks ago, I discovered this recipe for vegan macaroni and cheese which was described by VegNews to be the "best on the planet." I knew I had to give it a try, but that I couldn't exactly follow the recipe (because, as you probably know by now, I don't follow recipes). This is my new favorite vegan mac and cheese recipe out there.

How To Make Vegan Mac And Cheese. The vegan macaroni and cheese recipes out there are definitely hit or miss… and the bad ones are really bad. I remember back when I first went vegan, trying a recipe that attempted to mimic the cheesy taste by using a combination of nutritional yeast and Dijon mustard. You can cook Vegan Mac and Cheese using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vegan Mac and Cheese

1. Prepare 1/4 c. of Flour.
2. Prepare 1/8 c of vegan butter.
3. Prepare 2 c. of Rice milk.
4. It's 1 pk of daiya cheddar.
5. It's 1 pk of daiya pepperjack.
6. You need of Garlic powder.
7. It's of Onion powder.
8. Prepare of Cajun seasoning.
9. You need 1 box of pasta of choice cooked and cooled.
10. You need of Italian bread crumbs.

Gluten-Free: This vegan mac and cheese recipe is not gluten-free as-is, but you can make it gluten-free by using gluten-free flour for the roux and gluten-free elbow noodles, they taste great (You can also find them at Sprout's Costco, and Whole Foods) and hold their shape perfectly! Vegan Butter Options: Miyokos butter is my favorite vegan butter, but you could also. The Best Vegan Mac and Cheese. Nutritional yeast is key, in addition to the grated potato.

Vegan Mac and Cheese instructions

1. Make a roux using vegan butter and flour.
2. Add rice milk and cook till roux thickens milk to sauce consistency.
3. Add cheese to sauce and stir till cheese melts.
4. Add onion garlic and Cajun seasonings to taste.
5. Combine cheese sauce and cooked pasta.
6. Place Mac and cheese in greased baking pan and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
7. Bake at 400° till sides bubble about 10 minutes.
8. Enjoy.

It has less funk than the regular store-bought brand, so if you haven't enjoyed nutritional yeast in the past, please give. 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.

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