Name: Vegan Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup peeled and diced Yukon Gold potato; ¾ cup peeled and diced sweet potato; 2 garlic cloves; ¼ cup raw cashews; 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast; ½ teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon sea salt; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup water; 12 ounces elbow macaroni; sea salt (to taste)

Vegan Mac and Cheese

The BEST vegan mac and cheese recipe! Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and cashews blend into a luscious, creamy sauce with a crave-worthy cheesy flavor.

30 min total 20 min prep 10 min cook 3

Instructions

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1 Make the vegan cheese: Place the Yukon Gold potatoes and sweet potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Add a few pinches of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until fork-tender, 8 to 12 minutes.
2 Drain the potatoes and transfer to a high-speed blender with the garlic, cashews, apple cider vinegar, nutritional yeast, onion powder, salt, olive oil, and water. Blend until smooth.
3 Make the mac and cheese: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare the pasta according to the package instructions, cooking until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of the pasta cooking water before draining.
4 Drain and transfer the pasta back to the pot. Stir in the vegan cheese sauce, adding up to ½ cup pasta water to loosen the sauce, as necessary. Season to taste and serve.