So I promise that this is the best vegan mac you will every try. It is vegan approved, and non- vegan approved. It is also a loose non-traditional recipe, not too many measurements, very easy to make your own and substitute however you would like. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 lb elbow pasta (or any pasta)
- broccoli cut into small florets
- your favorite plant based meat ( I usually go for the “beyond” brand)
- about a stick of plant based butter (I always prefer ones made with avocado oil)
- half and onion chopped up
- spicy pepper chopped up, as much as you like (can also use a spice like cayenne pepper powder or leave the spice out all together)
- flour, about 4-5 tablespoons
- unsweetened plant based milk
- a cup of water to use as needed
- 1 bag grated vegan cheese (I also add a few extra slices to make it extra cheesy)
- nutritional yeast (I recommend getting it off of amazon in bulk to save money)
- salt and pepper to season
- turmeric for color (optional)
Instructions: Pasta, broccoli, plant meat
- start by boiling enough water to cook both the pasta and broccoli
- be sure to salt your water
- while waiting for the water to boil, cook your plant based meat and put to the side when done (note: you do not need to season the meat)
- when the water boils, add the pasta and after about 5 mins add the broccoli
- while that cooks, start on the sauce (instructions below)
- when pasta and broccoli are done, strain and leave on the side
Instructions: cheese sauce to the end
- using a large sauce pan (enough to hold the whole finished product) melt a bit less than half a stick of butter and saute onion and pepper
- when cooked, add the rest of the butter and stir
- when the butter melts, add flour until you get a thick paste-like consistency
- add milk slowly and stir until you get a creamy consistency
- add the bag of cheese and melt
- add any extra cheese
- at this point if it is too thick, add some water as needed
- add about a half cup of nutritional yeast and mix
- season with salt, pepper
- pinch of turmeric to add color
- add in meat and stir
- add in pasta and broccoli and stir
- all done!
- optional: top with toasted bread crumbs to serve
That’s it! If anything is unclear in the recipe, feel free to message me and I can clear it up. This is a very flexible recipe so have fun and experiment with it!