Vegan Mac and Cheese Bake with Broccoli

Vegan Mac and Cheese Bake with Broccoli

Chewy, crunchy, and full of comforting flavor: this vegan mac and cheese is a plant-based twist on a classic favorite. Made with a creamy homemade cheese sauce from potatoes, carrots, and nutritional yeast, it's hearty, satisfying, and baked to golden perfection with a crispy breadcrumb topping. One bite and you'll be hooked! 

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🍽 Serves 4-5 🕘 45-50 minutes Difficulty: Beginner

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Ingredients:

• 4-5 medium potatoes, approx. 2 cups (cut roughly into smaller pieces)

• 2 carrots, approx. 1 cup (cut roughly into smaller pieces)

• 1 medium broccoli

• 1 cup neutral plant-based milk (except coconut as it overpowers with its flavor)

• ¼ cup olive oil

• 1 cup nutritional yeast

• 2 Tbsp lemon juice

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1 Tbsp salt

• 2 Tbsp vegan butter

• 400g elbow pasta (cooked al dente)

• 2 medium onions

• 1 tsp olive oil

• ¼ cup breadcrumbs

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Instructions:

1. Prepare the ingredients: chop all the vegetables.

2. Boil the potatoes and carrots until soft. Approx. 15min. Check if soft by pinching one of the potatoes with a fork.

3. Cook pasta al dente according to package instructions.

4. Drain the vegetables and in the same pot, add olive oil, plant-based milk, lemon juice, onion powder, and garlic powder. Blend with a hand blender until smooth.

5. In a large frying pan, heat olive oil. Add chopped onions and fry until golden.

6. Drain the pasta. Preheat the oven to 180’C.

7. Add raw broccoli, fried onion, and butter. Mix well until the butter has melted.

8. In an oven dish, place cooked pasta and pour the cheese sauce on top. Mix well.

9. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.

10. Bake for 15 min or until golden

11. Remove from the oven and serve.

12. Enjoy!

    
    

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Watch a short tutorial on Instagram

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