This post for Vegan Macaroni and Cheese is written in partnership with Bob's Red Mill Nutritional Yeast!
The one dish that I have to admit that I've missed since going vegan is mac and cheese but this recipe for Vegan Macaroni and Cheese comes very close to the real thing! If you read further down we have also adapted this recipe to create Vegan Baked Mac n cheese!
And there is no way this recipe could be complete without Bob's Red Mill Nutritional Yeast!
Keep reading for all the delish deets and try this spin on your classic Mac and cheese! I pinky swear promise this Vegan Macaroni and Cheese will have you preparing this for your next meatless monday dinner!
Ingredients:
1) 2 large or 3 small Yukon gold potatoes
2) 10 baby carrots or one medium carrot
3) 1 medium onion
4) ½ cup raw cashews
5) 1 teaspoon salt
6) 1 teaspoon garlic powder
7) 1 teaspoon onion powder
8) 2 tablespoons Bob's red mill nutritional yeast
9) 2 lb pasta of your choice
Directions:
Peel and cut up potatoes into bite size chunks.
Quarter slice the onion. Slice carrots in ¼ inch pieces. Boil all three vegetables for ten minutes until fork tender
Meanwhile add the cashews, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and nutritional yeast to blender. When vegetables are soft add to blender and blend on high until sauce is formed. Add “cheese” sauce to cooked pasta, mix and enjoy. Can add the “cheese” sauce to entire lb or into individual bowls as desired.
Check out all the pics of the process of prepping this Vegan Macaroni and cheese recipe below!
Recipe for Vegan Baked Mac n cheese:
If you want to take this Mac n cheese sauce to create vegan baked mac n cheese here are the steps: (the only additional ingredients are Daiya cheddar shreds and vegan breadcrumbs).
After you make the sauce in the blender ( see above for directions and ingredients) transfer the mixture to a saucepan.
Begin heating up cheese sauce mixture on medium heat add on one cup of Daiya cheddar shreds.
Continue heating until cheddar shreds are melted into the sauce.
Add 12-16 ounces of cooked pasta into a casserole dish.
Pour sauce mixture over the pasta. And mix well.
Top with 3/4 of a cup of vegan breadcrumbs
Bake on 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Pics of Vegan Baked Mac n cheese below!
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This sounds good! I am a major mac and cheese fan, and love finding new ways to try it. I would love to get to a point where I cut out dairy, so thanks for the tips!
I have heard about nutritional yeast.Looks yum! Is this weight watchers friendly?
I make mac and cheese a lot, but never vegan. It would be fun to try making this one, it sounds delicious!
The 4-year-old in our family was allergic to dairy for several years. Nutritional yeast was the only way we could have mac and cheese.
That looks absolutely delcious! I would never have known that it’s not real cheese if you hadn’t told us!
We will give this a try! It looks so delicious!!
This really looks delicious and wouldn’t mind trying it out.
LOVE the use of potatoes and sweet potatoes in the sauce OMG – so genius!!!!
My sister in law is vegan and I’m forwarding this to her. Looks delicious!
I have a family of mac and cheese lovers. I would like to make this and see how my family would react to a mac and cheese without cheese. It would be good to see how they responded to this vegan option
Me and my family are a macaroni and cheese lovers.Its a good breakfast or snack.
Great to have a dairy free option here. I wonder if my family would notice this was a vegan version!
Hmm yum! We really love Mac and Cheese and I guess this is the perfect time to try this Vegan Macaroni and Cheese. Thanks for sharing!
This looks really good and tasty, I will definitely try this at home. Thank you for the recipe!
I love mac and cheese and would love to try a vegan version! This one sounds easy enough for me to make too!
I’m not sure the difference between vegan and vegetarian. I could live on vegetables and have been considering making it a lifestyle change.
I would love to try this. I don’t think I’ve tried a vegan mac and cheese before. This sure does look really good too.
I bought nutritional yeast once and never knew how to use it. This is a very interesting way of making Mac and cheese. I think I would like it!
I have to admit I absolutely LOVE mac and cheese, I love that it is possible to make a vegan version of it. Another something to add to my list for when my cousin comes!
Great dish! So mouthwatering,can’t wait try it.
I can’t believe you made that choice to go vegan. Good for you. That is a big deal and a huge lifestyle change.