Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe

When going plant-based one of the things I thought I would never again get to enjoy was a good ol' bowl of mac & cheese.  But after perfecting my Easy Vegan Cheese Sauce Recipe, all I have to say is "Hello Lovah!" to this deliciously amazing Easy Vegan Mac & Cheese!  

Creamy, dreamy, cheesy...Oh!  And did I mention its healthy!?!  That's right with this Easy Vegan Mac and cheese you can have your favorite pasta dish and your veggies too! I can't wait to share it with you so...

Let's get started!

For this Easy Vegan Mac & Cheese Recipe you are going to need a few simple ingredients:

• 1 lb of Elbow Macaroni
• 1 cup Unsalted Cashews, soaked and drained
• 2 cups of Reserved Cooking Water
• 1/2 cup Nutritional Yeast
• 2 Carrots
• 2 Potatoes
• 1 onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

To begin place the roughly chopped carrots, potatoes, onion, and garlic in a pot of water.
Bring the water to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.

After the 15 minutes have elapsed, reserve 2 cups of the cooking water.

Drain the rest of the water from the vegetables and place them into a blender.

To the blender add the nutritional yeast,

Salt,

And pepper.

Pour in the reserved cooking water.

Place the lid on your blender and blend for 1 minute or until everything is silky smooth.

Would you look at the gorgeous cheese sauce!

Next bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta.
Cook according to the directions on the box.

Drain the fully cooked pasta and return to the pot.

Pour the desired amount of cheese sauce over the pasta.

Season with a little salt and pepper.

Stir everything together until all of the pasta is liberally coated in the cheese sauce.

And there you have it!  Just like that the most delectable Easy Vegan Mac & Cheese Recipe you have ever tasted.  This is something you can enjoy even if you aren't living a plant-based life style and what a great way to get loads of veggies into the kiddos diets without them even knowing!  I know you are gonna love this recipe so get in the kitchen and give it a try TONIGHT!

And as always,

Happy Reading, Happy Eating, and Happy living,
~The Kitchen Wife~

Yield: 6-8

Author: Mandee Pogue

Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe

Creamy, dreamy, cheesy...Oh! And did I mention its healthy!?! That's right with this Easy Vegan Mac and cheese you can have your favorite pasta dish and your veggies too!

Prep time: 20 MCook time: 15 MTotal time: 35 M

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Box of Elbow Macaroni
• 1 c Unsalted Cashews, soaked overnight and drained 
• 2 Potatoes, peeled and chopped.
• 2 Carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 Cloves of Garlic
• 2 c of Reserved Cooking Water
• 1/2 c Nutritional Yeast
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

Instructions:

How to cook Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe

1. Place the cashews in a bowl and cover with water to soak overnight.
2. Place the onion, carrots, potatoes, and garlic in a pot of water and bring to a boil.  Cook for 15 minutes. 
3. Drain the nuts * 
4. Reserve 2 cups of the cooking water from the vegetables and drain the water from the rest. 
5. Add the soaked nuts and the cooked vegetables to a blender.
6. Add the nutritional yeast, reserved cooking water, salt, and pepper to the blender.  
7. Blend at least 1 minute or until smooth a creamy.  
8. Cook pasta according to the box. 
9. Pour Easy Vegan Cheese Sauce over the cooked pasta and stir.  
10. Serve and Enjoy!

Notes:

* you do not have to use raw cashews for this. Just make sure they are unsalted.

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