Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe | Tara Stiles Eats

cashews

🥗Healthier: silken tofu

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Silken tofu provides creaminess with lower fat.

nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: parmesan cheese

Parmesan cheese adds flavor but is not vegan.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more budget-friendly cooking oil.

breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Crushed crackers provide a similar texture for topping.

Chop up broccoli and place it on a baking sheet.

Roast broccoli in the oven while waiting for water to boil for pasta.

In a Vitamix, add 1.5 cups of cashews and water (amount not specified).

Add 2 cloves of garlic to the Vitamix.

Add 1 tablespoon of Grey Poupon dijon mustard to the Vitamix.

Add 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast to the Vitamix.

Add red pepper flakes for seasoning to the Vitamix.

Blend the ingredients in the Vitamix until smooth.

Wait for the water to boil, then add pasta to the boiling water.

Cook pasta for about 15 minutes, then drain the water.

Combine the drained pasta back into the pot.

Add the roasted broccoli to the pot with the pasta.

Pour the cheese sauce from the Vitamix into the pot with the pasta and broccoli.

Add mushrooms to the pot.

Add more red pepper flakes to taste.

Stir everything together in the pot.

Pour the mixture into a glass baking dish.

Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Serve the mac n' cheese in a bowl.

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