“Mac n Cheese”

Source: https://www.thejaroudifamily.com/post/easy-plant-based-mac-n-cheese

Ingredients

• 1 – 16 oz package of whole-wheat noodles

Sauce

• 2 cups nondairy milk (Unsweetened/Unflavored)
• 1/2 cup white beans
• ½ cup raw cashews (Or sub for adding in another ½ cup of white beans!)
• 6 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 2 tbsp white miso
• 2 tbsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp onion powder
• 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 6 tbsp tapioca starch (or corn starch)
• 1 roasted red bell pepper [We use roasted red bell pepper from a jar]
• ½ cup whole-wheat breadcrumbs [optional]

Instructions

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook whole-wheat noodles as per directions.
3. Add to a casserole baking dish.
4. Add all sauce ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
5. Add blended sauce mixture into a medium-size saucepan and cook on medium-high for 3 -5 minutes stirring constantly until the mixture becomes stretchy.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Pour sauce mixture over whole-wheat noodles.
8. Sprinkle whole wheat breadcrumbs overtop noodles.
9. Bake for 15-20 minutes until brown.