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Vegan Baked 'Mac and Cheese'

This Baked 'Mac and'Cheese' is irresistibly creamy, delightfully cheesy, and is topped with a delicious Thyme and Vegan Feta crumb. A child approved recipe that you're guaranteed to get repeat requests for.
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Course: Pasta
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4 -6 Servings
Calories: 902kcal
Author: Yasmin

Equipment

  • High Speed Blender
  • Saucepan
  • Wooden Spoon or similar
  • Ovenproof Baking/Casserole Dish

Ingredients

Cheese Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups Raw Cashews
  • 2 ½ cups Water
  • ½ cup Nutritional Yeast
  • ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Onion Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Light Miso Paste

Pasta

  • 17½ ounces Pasta of choice we used Fusilli Bucati

Vegan Feta Crumb Topping

  • cup Vegan Feta
  • ¾ cup Dried breadcrumb we use Panko
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme

Instructions

Mac & Cheese

  • Put a pan of water on to boil and add a generous pinch of salt, if desired.
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C /350°F/Gas Mark 4
  • Add the Pasta to the Boiling water and cook for the lower end of the cooking guide for the type of pasta that you are using, For example, the Fusilli Bucati has a cooking guide of 9-11 minutes and so we cook it for 9 minutes.
    17½ ounces Pasta of choice
  • Add all of the cheese Sauce ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth. Then put to one side.
    1 ¾ cups Raw Cashews, ½ cup Nutritional Yeast, ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder, ¼ teaspoon Onion Powder, ½ teaspoon Smoked Paprika, 1 ½ teaspoon Sea Salt, 1 teaspoon Light Miso Paste, 2 ½ cups Water
  • Crumble  the Vegan Feta, finely chop the fresh Thyme, then mix both together in a bowl along with the Breadcrumbs .
    ⅔ cup Vegan Feta, 1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme, ¾ cup Dried breadcrumb
  • Once cooked, drain the Pasta and then put into an oven proof dish and stir the Cheese Sauce into the Pasta. 
  • Sprinkle the Vegan Feta Crumb evenly over the top of the dish of Mac and Cheese
  • Bake the Mac and Cheese for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown. 
  • We serve ours with some steamed Green Beans. You can enjoy yours either on its own or with whatever you fancy.

Notes

Your Cheese Sauce should be fairly runny when adding to the Pasta. Cashew Creams thicken quickly, so by adding a runny cheese sauce to your pasta, you will end up with a nice creamy cheesy sauce by the time it's baked in the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 902kcal | Carbohydrates: 124g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 1105mg | Potassium: 804mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin B1: 1mg | Vitamin B2: 1mg | Vitamin B3: 4mg | Vitamin B5: 1mg | Vitamin B6: 1mg | Vitamin B12: 1µg | Vitamin C: 2mg | Vitamin E: 1mg | Vitamin K: 21µg | Calcium: 91mg | Copper: 2mg | Folate: 50µg | Iron: 7mg | Manganese: 2mg | Magnesium: 240mg | Phosphorus: 596mg | Selenium: 93µg | Zinc: 5mg