Easy Vegan Baked Mac and Cheese
Seriously creamy and easy vegan baked mac and cheese will give you all those comfort feels and mouth-filling textures. It's made with easy pantry ingredients and is a family favorite.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 465kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb Macaroni pasta use gluten free if needed
Creamy Cheese Sauce
- 2½ cups Dairy free milk
- 4 tbs All purpose flour use gluten free all purpose flour if needed
- 2 tbs Dairy free butter
- ¾ cup Nutritional yeast
- ¼ teaspoon Paprika powder
- ½ teaspoon White pepper powder
- 1 tbs Dijon mustard
- ¾ teaspoon Salt or to taste
Breadcrumbs Topping
- 3-4 slices Toast bread
- 2 tbs Dairy free butter
Instructions
Prepare The Pasta
- Follow the instructions on the packet to cook the pasta. Rinse and drain. Set the pasta aside.1 lb Macaroni pasta
Prepare The Breadcrumb Topping
- Place the slices of toast in a toaster until golden. Then tear them apart into pieces and place them into a food processor. Pulse until the desired sized crumb is achieved (I left mine a little chunky). Transfer them to a bowl. Melt 2 tablespoons of dairy free butter and pour it over the breadcrumbs. Mix to combine well. Set this aside.3-4 slices Toast bread, 2 tbs Dairy free butter
Prepare The Cheese Sauce
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Once melted turn off the heat. Then add in the flour, nutritional yeast, salt, white pepper, paprika, dijon mustard and dairy free milk. Whisk until all the flour has dissolved, make sure there are no lumps. Turn on the stovetop to medium heat and continuously whisk for about 3 minutes until it has thickened.2½ cups Dairy free milk, 4 tbs All purpose flour, 2 tbs Dairy free butter, ¾ cup Nutritional yeast, ¼ teaspoon Paprika powder, ½ teaspoon White pepper powder, 1 tbs Dijon mustard, ¾ teaspoon Salt
Bake
- In a 10x7" (25cm x 18cm) baking dish combine the cooked macaroni pasta with the sauce and then use the back of a spoon to flatten out the top. Sprinkle the breadcrumb evenly across the top. Clean up the edges of the baking dish if required. Bake in a preheated 375F (190C) fan forced oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Allow the pasta to rest for 5 minutes before serving warm.
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Notes
Feel free to add some additional flavorings such as garlic powder or onion powder.
You could also try tossing through some cooked vegan sausage or chopped vegetables, I love it with small broccoli or cauliflower florets.
When reheating, you may need to mix a spoonful of dairy free milk into the portion to be reheated as the sauce may thicken up.
If you're a pasta love, you might like a crunchy pasta snack.
Nutrition
Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 484mg | Potassium: 443mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 428IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 3mg