Vegan Mac and Cheese

To make this easy vegan Mac and Cheese recipe, prepare pasta according to package directions, meanwhile, blend cashew cheese sauce. Mix with drained pasta, additional ingredients. You can serve as is or bake.

I have added optional ingredients that take this already delicious Vegan Mac and Cheese out of this world. Make the Mac and Cheese as instructed in the directions below, then stir in vegan cheese shreds (Daiya or Follow Your Heart brands), mayo (Just Mayo brand), and butter (Earth Balance brand) or cream cheese (So Delicious brand), so yummy! Best served to skeptics and they will be blown away!

Ingredients :

• 8-ounce box elbow pasta or your favorite pasta, ( I used gluten-free pasta)
• 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for a couple hours
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons coconut milk, (full-fat from the can)
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• Pinch Cayenne pepper
• parsley flakes, for garnish
• paprika, for garnish

Additional optional ingredients

• 1 cup shredded vegan cheese
• 1 tablespoon vegan mayo
• 1 teaspoon Vegan Butter, or cream cheese

Instructions :

1. Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to package directions until al dente. Drain and return to pot.
2. Drain cashews and discard water. In a high-speed blender process cashews, water, coconut milk, nutritional yeast flakes, red bell pepper, onion, garlic, lemon juice, salt, cayenne until smooth and creamy.
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