Macaroni and cheese or the famous mac ‘n’ cheese are a casserole, whose main ingredients are macaroni and cheddar or other cheese sauce. It is usually a very caloric dish and rich in fats. However, there is a delicious way to cook this dish without any animal ingredients using vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, and brewer’s yeast and paprika to flavor cheese: vegan macaroni and cheese that I share this time.
Contents
Ingredients to make Vegan Potato Macaroni and Cheese:
- 2 boiled potatoes
- 2 cooked carrots
- 4 tablespoons brewer’s yeast
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1 tablespoon tapioca (or corn) starch
- 1 tablespoon vegetable margarine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 400 grams of macaroni
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup vegetable broth
How to make Vegan Potato Macaroni and Cheese:
- Cook the macaroniin salted water following the package instructions until al dente. Drain them and reserve.
- Cook the potatoes and carrots until soft.
- Peel the potatoes and the carrot, chop them and place them in the blender together with the brewer’s yeast, salt, paprika and turmeric.
- Gradually add the broth and blend all the ingredientsuntil a smooth and homogeneous cream is formed.
- Check the texture of the vegan cheese sauce so that it is not too runny or too thick.
- Pour the vegan pasta sauce into a saucepan and heat it together with the margarine.
- When the mixture is hot, add the tapioca starch diluted in a little cold vegetable broth and stir until it starts to boil.
- Lower the heat and stir to thicken the mixture a bit.
- Place the macaroni on a cookiesheet or large container. Pour the vegan potato and carrot cheese on top and distribute it well.
- Preheat the oven and bake the macaroni at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. As an option you can sprinkle some grated vegan cheese before baking.
- When the vegan macaroni and cheeseis ready, cut into portions and serve.
