Vegan Mac and Cheese

Name: Vegan Mac and Cheese
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: potatoes; carrot; onion; garlic; cashews; nutritional yeast flakes; unsweetened almond milk; lemon (just the juice); Protein Pasta

protein pasta in a perfectly cheesy sauce

20 min

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By Candy Lexa
January 21, 2021

Why trust us?

This vegan mac and cheese is a fabulously creamy, totally delicious alternative to the dairy-based original. The sauce is mostly made up of vegetables, but don’t let that dissuade you. It’ll blow you away! This recipe has significantly less fat, while being a protein bomb, too. The ultimate comfort food – with no regrets on the side.

Ingredients

2 Persons

For the sauce:

150 g

potatoes
1 small

carrot
0.5 small

onion
1 clove

garlic
70 g

cashews
4 tbsp

nutritional yeast flakes
250 ml

unsweetened almond milk
0.5

lemon (just the juice)
to taste

salt, pepper, paprika

For the pasta:

200 g

Protein Pasta
2 tbsp

breadcrumbs

Preparation

1

Cube the potatoes and carrot. Boil in a pot of water until soft.
2

Add the potato and carrot pieces, onion, garlic, cashews, yeast flakes, almond milk, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika to a blender. Blend until a creamy sauce is formed.
3

Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package.
4

Mix the sauce into the pasta. Top with breadcrumbs.
5

Tip: For extra crispiness, you can bake the vegan mac and cheese in a 180-degree oven for 10 minutes until the breadcrumbs turn golden-brown.
1

Enjoy!