There are SO many ways of making a vegan mac and cheese. The two ways I see the most are: buying a vegan cheese sauce or using boiled vegetables. This recipe, however, has a secret ingredient that makes it extremely easy to prepare and the end result is an extra creamy, delicious vegan mac and cheese.
The secret ingredient? Garlic. And lots of it!
The whole roasted head of garlic is what gives this recipe it’s creaminess. Pair that with nutritional yeast and a homemade nut Parmesan, and you’ve the best creamy and cheesy vegan mac and cheese!
Vegan Mac and Cheese
Persons
4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour, 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 head of garlic
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2 cups non-dairy milk
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 7 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 12 oz macaroni pasta
Nut Parmesan:
- 1/3 cup cashews
- 2 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and cut off the top of the garlic head. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle salt over top. Wrap in foil, and place in the oven for 45min.
- Place all the vegan Parmesan ingredients in a food processor and blend until a fine sand is formed.
- Prepare the pasta according to package directions.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until lightly golden.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for 1min.
- Add the non-dairy milk a little at a time, whisking to prevent clumps, and cook for 2min.
- Add the sauce to a blender along with the roasted garlic, 6 tbsp nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of the vegan Parmesan. Blend until smooth.
- Transfer sauce back to the skillet and thicken for 5min.*
- Add the drained pasta and combine. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of nutritional yeast & the breadcrumbs over top.
- Place in the oven on broil for 5-10min, or until the top starts turning golden.
- Enjoy!*
Notes
*Add another tbsp of flour if it’s still very liquidy after the 5min.
*When reheating this recipe, add a little more non-dairy milk to loosen it up a bit.
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