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Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe

September 23, 2018 By florentina 5 Comments

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The best, easy vegan mac and cheese recipe with broccoli, roasted sweet potato and cashews. So simple a kid could do it!

Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe with Broccoli and Cashew Cheese Sauce
 

Vegan mac and cheese tastes amazing! 

 
Not only that but is is also a nutritious meal you feel good about feeding your family, plus it only requires a few ingredients. You have whole grains, supernatural broccoli, roasted sweet potatoes, cashews, nutritional yeast and a few spices. Add a tomato salad on the side and dinner is served! 
 

Sweet potato and butternut squash (even carrots & pumpkin) are totally interchangeable in this recipe so feel free to swap one for the other if you like. I’ll usually roast a big batch of them to have for the week, so really whatever is in the fridge is going in here. 

Vegan macaroni and cheese with broccoli.
 
You can’t get this out of a cardboard box friends!
 
Simple stove top and blender dinner: you cook the pasta and broccoli in the same pot and whip up the cheese sauce in a powerful blender. A few minutes of simmering is all the sauce needs to become lusciously thick and creamy thanks to the magic of tapioca. The Best!

 

It’s so delicious, I’m making it for Thanksgiving you guys! 


This Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese is Everything:

 
Healthy
Easy
Good for You
Tastes Soooo Good
No Bake
No Oil & Dairy Free
Wholesome
From Scratch
Super Creamy.
 
Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe with Broccoli and Cashew Cheese Sauce

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Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe with Broccoli and Cashew Cheese Sauce
 
 
FAQ: Can you freeze vegan mac and cheese ?
A: Not recommended, best served right away but it makes good leftovers.
 

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Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese

The best, easy vegan mac and cheese recipe with broccoli, roasted sweet potato, nutritional yeast and cashews.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Vegan Mac and Cheese
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking time 3 hours
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 378 kcal
Author florentina

Ingredients

Vegan Cheese Sauce

  • 1 cup raw cashews (soaked)
  • 1 cup roasted sweet potato -mashed
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 pinch chili powder (optional)
  • 1.5 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2.5 tbsp tapioca
  • 1 pinch sea salt to taste
  • 2 cups water

Pasta

  • 3/4 lb whole wheat elbow macaroni pasta
  • 3 cups broccoli florets + more

Instructions

Make the Cheese Sauce:

  1. Rinse and soak the cashews in hot water for 3 hours or in cold water overnight. 

  2. Drain and rinse again then add them to a powerful blender together with the roasted potato, nutritional yeast, all the spice and water. Process until silky smooth.

  3. Transfer the cheese sauce to a medium pot and bring to a simmer. Stir well for a few minutes until thick and creamy. Remove from flame, taste and adjust seasonings with sea salt and black pepper to taste. 

Cook the Pasta:

  1. Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a good pinch of salt (the water should taste like the ocean). Add the macaroni and cook for 2 minutes less than the instructions on the box say. 

  2. Add the broccoli florets to the pot with the pasta and simmer together for 2 minutes. The pasta and broccoli should be perfectly cooked al dente at this point but give it a taste anyways. You don’t want overcook them.

  3. Drain the pasta and broccoli in a colander then add them to the pot with the cheese sauce. 

  4. Toss everything to coat well in the cheese sauce and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts
Easy Vegan Mac and Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 378 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 46mg 2%
Potassium 544mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 62g 21%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 3g
Protein 15g 30%
Vitamin A 68.6%
Vitamin C 50%
Calcium 6.3%
Iron 23.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Filed Under: Broccoli, Entrees, Pasta, Plant-Based, Plantricious, Potato, Sides, Thanksgiving, Vegan Recipes, Whole Grains

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Comments

  1. Malcolm

    September 23, 2018 at 9:43 pm

    Hi. I really want to make this but I simply cannot afford to buy nuts as it is too expensive here. Anything else I can substitute for the nuts?

    Reply
    • florentina

      September 23, 2018 at 11:51 pm

      Try replacing the nuts with cooked white beans instead, I think that would work nice.

      Reply
  2. Leslie

    November 6, 2018 at 10:56 pm

    This Mac and cheese was incredible, the picky eaters approve and I got them to eat all their broccoli too. Can’t wait to try more of your recipes Florentina, thank you for sharing this.

    Reply
  3. Kenneth Farr

    December 17, 2018 at 8:29 am

    Hi. Your easy vegan Mac and cheese what is tapioca is it a flour
    Thanks

    Reply
    • florentina

      December 22, 2018 at 5:20 am

      Yes, it is flour from cassava root.

      Reply

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