Vegan Macaroni and Cheese is a a sponsored post
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 Daiya Foods
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
10) As much Daiya Foods shreds as you want!!
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. Then add as much Daiya Foods shreds of 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 Foods 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 Foods 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 looks delicious! I know a few vegan friends that would love this!
This looks delicious. We’re big fans of mac and cheese here. I’ll have to make this for dinner one night!
What a great and healthy recipe! I will have to try this! Thanks for the info!
Hmmm yu,! I love Mac and Cheese and this version of Vegan Macaroni and Cheese looks absolutely scrumptious.
We love mac and cheese! This vegan version looks delicious. Will have to try!
How cool! I will have to pass this along to my vegan friends! Thanks!
I can’t wait to try this! There are just days that I want my meals to be meatless.
I must admit I have a weak spot for macaroni cheese. I’m trying to eat more vegan foods so need to try this. I’m loving the hidden veg!!!
I love how you make it look like it doesn’t have any veggies. Love this!
This looks really good. I may need to give this a try as well. It’s nice to see some vegan meals.
Vegan mac and cheese can be delicious! I’ll have to try your version, it looks great!
It’s cool to see a classic dish like Mac and Cheese become Vegan friendly.
It is great to have some vegan alternatives. This sounds delicious and makes for a nice hearty meal.
this actually looks delicious. i would love to bake a batch of this.
this is a great option for those who don’t want real cheese. I’ll have to recommend it to a friend that is vegan.
Everyone loves macaroni and cheese. It’s great to have a vegan version!