There is nothing I love more than Vegan comfort food! When you think about comfort food one of the things that come to your mind is definitely oldie but goldie macaroni and cheese. YUM!
I created this Vegan baked macaroni and cheese using pepper jack cheese that ads that little kick to it that I am sure you will love. I don’t really do measurements and that’s why I created the video. Just keep tasting and feel free to add more flavours to it.
One of the key ingredients in this recipe is nutritional yeast that adds that “cheesy” flavour. It is also GREAT for you and provides you with the much needed B12 vitamin!
If you’re able to afford a couple of Vegan cheeses for an extra cheesy mac and cheese- go for it !
INGREDIENTS
Any short-cut pasta
Salt
Paprika
Nutritional yeast
Daiya Pepper Jack cheese
White sauce (8 tablespoons Vegan spread, 8 tablespoons flour, plant-based milk as needed)
METHOD
Cook the pasta until soft. Drain and set aside. Prepare your white sauce by putting your Vegan spread in a pot on medium-low heat and let it melt. After it is completely melted, add the flour and using a whisk mix everything. Let it cook for a few seconds while stirring constantly. Very slowly add your milk and whisk all, ensuring there are no lumps. Continue adding the milk until you reach a nice creamy consistency.
If for some reason, you end up with a lumpy sauce because this is your first time just add that mixture into a high-power blender and blend it all. It will turn into a super creamy sauce. Place it again in the pot and let it heat until it gets nice and creamy (stir constantly).
Remove from heat. Add salt, paprika, nutritional yeast and pepper jack cheese. Don’t worry it will melt because your sauce will be very hot. Add as much cheese as you feel is needed. I didn’t add a whole lot because some of these products can be a little expensive so I tend to stretch them.
Mix the macaroni with the sauce until it is all combined and place the mixture into a baking dish. Top it with more cheese and let it bake for approximately 25 minutes on medium heat. Remove from oven and place the dish into your broiler until you get a super gorgeous crust.
Let it rest for ten minutes and serve.
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