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This vegan mac and cheese recipe makes the creamiest vegan mac and cheese. It isn't some hippy dippy “cheesy” sauce mixed in with noodles, trying to pass as something that might be somewhat similar to something that resembles mac and cheese. With its delicious taste and texture, you won't be disappointed. It's thick, comforting, and even gluten-free. This vegan mac and cheese recipe holds its own among non-vegan ones. Straight up.

Extra Creamy Mac and Cheese [Vegan]

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Serves

4 - 6

Ingredients You Need for Extra Creamy Mac and Cheese [Vegan]

  • 1 russet potato, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup carrot, cut into 1/2 inch rounds
  • 1/4 yellow onion, diced (1/2 cup)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup Earth Balance spread
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 3 turns fresh black pepper
  • 1 box (8 oz.) gluten free pasta (Garden Pagodas quinoa pasta by Ancient Harvest is my fave), or regular elbows.
  • Parsley for garnish

How to Prepare Extra Creamy Mac and Cheese [Vegan]

To Make the Cheese Sauce:
  1. Place potato, carrot and onion in a pan,cover with 2 cups of water and simmer for 20 minutes with the lid on.
  2. After 20 minutes, turn off heat and add Earth Balance spread, nutritional yeast, turmeric and salt. Stir to combine until melted.
  3. Pour mixture into a blender and blend until creamy and smooth, about a minute on medium. You may need to scrape the sides down from the blender a couple of times for everything to get incorporated.
  4. Add coconut milk to the blender and continue to blend until mixture is creamy throughout.
  5. Leave in the blender for now.

To Make the Pasta:

  1. Cook pasta according to the directions on the box.
  2. Strain pasta and rinse with cold water to stop from cooking. Return to pan.
  3. Turn heat on very low and pour cheese sauce over pasta.
  4. Add black pepper and stir to combine.
  5. Turn off heat and serve.
  6. Garnish with parsley.
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Notes

- It will seem like a lot of cheese sauce compared to pasta. - The pasta absorbs quite a lot of sauce so I like to err on the side of too much sauce rather than too little.

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Nutritional Information

Total Calories: 1863 | Total Carbs: 238 g | Total Fat: 85 g | Total Protein: 34 g | Total Sodium: 988 g | Total Sugar: 10 g (Per Serving) Calories: 311 | Carbs: 40 g | Fat: 14 g | Protein: 6 g | Sodium: 165 g | Sugar: 2 g

Note: The information shown is based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.


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Molly Patrick

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Molly Patrick is really damn good at motivating people to eat a whole food plant-based diet. Not only with delicious recipes and meal plans, but with her non-judgmental, inclusive, and kind approach. She is the co-founder of Clean Food Dirty Girl and holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition.
She helps people prevent illness and disease with the food they eat so they don't have to treat illness and disease because of the food they eat.

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  2. Made this tonight, it was delicious and enjoyed by all! I only had 1/4 cup nutritional yeast but it was good anyway – will have to make this again with the 1/2 cup to see if it gets any cheesier. The recipe worked beautifully exactly as written.

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