Vegan Mac & Cheese

Category: sides

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds pasta, preferably macaroni

“Cheese” Sauce Ingredients:

•     1 1/2 cups unsweetened nondairy milk
•     1 1/2 cups nutritional yeast
•     1 cup canola or vegetable oil
•     1 cup water
•     1/3 cup tamari or soy sauce
•     1/4  block firm (not silken) tofu – (1/4 of a 12 ounce block)
•     1 tablespoon garlic powder
•     1 tablespoon paprika
•     salt to taste (the nutritional yeast adds plenty so may not need to add any!)
•     1 dollop mustard, optional

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Add all of the “cheese” sauce ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Once pasta is cooked, drain and put it in a  9 X 13 baking dish. Pour the “cheese” sauce over the pasta, stirring carefully to help it reach the insides of the noodles.
4. Bake about 25 minutes.