Oil-Free Vegan Mac & Cheese

This recipe is a shortened version of my amazing baked macaroni & cheese recipe.   Nobody ever believes that I am able to get vegan mac as good as this tastes until I serve them up a bowl.  If you think that this looks good, it's because it is!  Also a win-win that the sauce is packed with nutrients.

Ingredients

Sauce (Part I):

• 2-3 medium carrots, peeled and cut in 1 inch slices (100g)

• 1 large yellow potato, peeled and cut into small chunks (200g)

• 1/2 medium onion, rough chopped

• 2-3 cloves garlic, rough chopped

• 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp raw cashews

• Water

Sauce (Part II):

• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste

• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Pasta:

12 oz pasta (I use half regular/half whole wheat)
1/2 Tbsp sea salt, for boiling pasta

Directions

Yes this requires more ingredients then your standard non-vegan recipe, but honestly it's not that much work.  Most of the ingredients can be stored in your pantry or refrigerator long-term or are non-perishable.  When making this, get the ingredients for the sauce simmering on the stove in one pot, in a separate pot cook the macaroni.  Then when you are busy blending up the sauce, the macaroni will finish and BOOM, you just mix them together.

1. Add water and 1 tsp salt to a medium sized pot, add the ingredients for "Sauce (Part I) and boil partially covered on high for 15 mins.

2. To cook pasta, bring a large stockpot of water to a boil with 1 Tbsp salt. Add pasta and follow the boiling time as directed on the package. When the pasta is finished, drain and set aside.

3. When the sauce ingredients from Part I have finished boiling, strain AND SAVE THE LIQUID. Add Part I & II ingredients to blender, and blend, adding just enough of the strained liquid to the blender until sauce is smooth and creamy.

4. Preheat the empty stockpot (from the pasta) on the stove to medium heat, add the cooked pasta, add the sauce. Stir for 30 seconds and turn off heat, stir to prevent sticking until pot has cooled off.

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