This dairy-free mac and cheese is packed full of veggies—and one your kids won’t get enough of.
Try our easy vegan mac and cheese recipe for a healthier dinner option.
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 5
Ingredients
- 500 g pasta of your choice
- 2 cups water
- 1 large potato, roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot, roughly chopped
- ½ onion, roughly chopped
- ½ cup cashews
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp sea or Himalayan salt
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
- Optional: 1 roasted red capsicum (from a jar)
Method
- Cook pasta according to directions on packet.
- In the meantime, submerge potato, carrot and onion in water in a small pot and cook until soft.
- Blend vegetables, with 2 cups of water from the vegetables, and cashews, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and nutritional yeast (and red capsicum, if using) until smooth.
- Place cooked pasta in a bowl and cover with a good amount of sauce. You could also add steamed broccoli or other vegetables to the pasta and mix through with the sauce.
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