This is the perfect Vegan Mac and Cheese you have been looking for. Who said we could still not enjoy a delicious mac and cheese without it containing any actual cheese?
The good thing about cooking is that you can experiment with an unlimited number of ingredients to create exceptional flavours. And let me tell you, it is normally the plant-based ingredients that bring out the most flavour in our dishes.
This vegan mac & cheese is the perfect dinner that the whole family will love. It is dairy-free, you can make it gluten-free and it is toddler and kid-friendly, as it does not contain sugar or a high amount of salt.
We decided to bring a bit of green into our vegan mac and cheese by adding broccoli florets. Our toddler Luca loves broccoli and would eat it just boiled, but for us, it is more enjoyable when we mix it with some other ingredients.
Tips:
- One of the main ingredients for this recipe is soaked cashew nuts. We do not soak them overnight because we are not that organised (new parents life), but if you are like us, you just need to soak your cashews in boiled water for 10-15 minutes.
- For tastier breadcrumbs, we toasted them in some olive oil and sweet paprika. For this recipe, fine breadcrumbs work better.
- This recipe contains a small amount of salt because we cook it for the whole family, including our toddler, but you can always add more to it.
Vegan Mac and Cheese
Ingredients
- 200 gr cashews soaked
- 400 ml water
- 3 tablespoon yeast flakes
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon white miso
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 200 gr broccoli cut in florets
- Breadcrumbs
- 300 gr macaroni vegan pasta
Instructions
- Combine in a blender the soaked cashews, water, yeast flakes, lemon juice, dijon mustard, miso paste, turmeric, salt and pepper and blend until you have a smooth consistency.
- Heat some oil in a pan (we normally use olive oil) to medium heat and add the garlic. Cook for 2 minutes before it starts browning and add the sauce. Stir for one minute and turn off the heat.
- In a large pot bring salted water to boil and add the macaroni pasta. Steam the broccoli for 4 minutes over the pasta water. Before you drain the pasta, save some of the starchy water.
- Mix the pasta, broccoli and sauce in a large pot and adjust the consistency with the saved starchy water. Transfer to a baking dish, sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and grill in the oven for a few minutes.
Notes
For more vegan creamy pasta dishes, check our Vegan Creamy Mushroom Pasta.
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Dannii says
We love adding loads of broccoli and cauliflower to our mac and cheese.
Laura says
We will share soon our recipe for cauliflower mac and cheese!
Heidy says
This was perfect. My family loved this Vegan Broccoli and mac and cheese! You are their new hero around these parts. We will be making your recipe again,
Laura says
Really happy to hear that Heidy!
Bry says
Wow, what an impact that Miso paste makes! By far the tastiest brocolli mac and cheese I've ever had. Such a gorgeous sauce!
Laura says
Thank you Bry, happy you liked it!
Gloria says
Mac and Cheese is always a hit. This looks great. I know my family would love this for dinner any night of the week.
Laura says
Sure they would! All of us love it!
Angela says
I love the addition of the miso paste. Such a tasty recipe. We will be making this again soon!
Amelia says
Such a lovely meal. I would definitely make this
Laura says
You should try! 🙂
Terry T says
This Vegan Mac an cheese dish looks far healthier than ones I eaten before, only thirty minutes or so to prepare and cook, seems like a dream come true. Only have brown miso and not white in my kitchen cupboard, hope it turns out Ok, will be popping off to the shop for white miso next time. Thank you for the Mac an cheese healthy option recipes folks.