THE MOST DELICIOUS VEGAN MAC AND CHEESE you’ll ever eat. Prior to becoming vegan, I always felt quite sick after mac and cheese, no matter how delicious it was. However, I felt so light after this dish! I used this recipe from Detoxinista as a base.
CHANGES TO THE RECIPE:
Add 1 tsp onion powder
Only use 1 tsp salt
Only use 1/4 tsp chili powder (unless you like it spicy)
Add an extra 1 tbsp of water and reblend
Use brown rice elbow pasta as a healthy alternative to regular macaroni (I use this one)
TO BAKE THE MAC & CHEESE (the recipe doesn’t call for this)
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Take a deep dish (I used a 9x13 Pyrex dish) and spray with PAM or other oil.
Strain the macaroni and put back into the pot.
Mix all of the sauce from the blender into the macaroni. Add all of the macaroni to the greased dish.
Top macaroni dish with bread crumbs and sweet paprika and bake for 25 minutes.
Finish with a 2-minute broil. Top with parsley.
OVERALL, this dish was straightforward to make and the best healthy alternative to mac and cheese. If you’re lactose intolerant, vegan, or even my meat-eating mother, you will enjoy this vegan baked mac!
