Best Vegan Baked Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

VEGAN BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly spray a 10 1/4" cast iron skillet (or similar sized baking dish) and set aside.
• Fill a large pot with 4 quarts of water. Place over medium-high heat and bring to boil. Stir in macaroni and boil until al dente, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and strain pasta through a colander. Set aside.
• In a smaller pot, bring 2 quarts of water to boil. Add sweet potatoes and carrots. Boil for 10 minutes, until vegetables are easily pierced with a fork. Remove from heat and strain out the water. Set aside to let cool.
• In a small cast iron skillet heat cooking oil. Add onions and garlic and sauté for 5-7 minutes, until translucent and fragrant. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Using a high-powered blender make your cheese sauce. Add milk, cashews, nutritional yeast, sun-dried tomatoes, mustard, lemon juice, and salt to the blender and blend until smooth. Add sweet potato, carrots, onions, and garlic and blend again. The sauce should be completely smooth and easily pourable. If it needs thinning, add a little more milk 1 tbsp at a time.
• Combine the sauce with noodles then spread evenly in the prepared cast iron skillet.
• Mix together the ingredients for the crumb topping and evenly spread over mac and cheese, patting down as necessary.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes until bread topping is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before serving.

BAKED VEGAN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Cook the macaroni as instructed on the box. Strain.
• While the pasta is cooking, add the coconut milk to a medium-sized saucepan. Whisk in the flour, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, paprika, and mustard powder.
• Bring to a simmer on medium heat. Turn the heat off and mix in the shredded vegan cheese until melted.
• In a casserole dish (I use a 4-quart), mix together the macaroni and the cheese sauce.
• Mix together the melted butter and breadcrumbs. Sprinkle on top of the mac and cheese.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown on top.
• Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.

VEGAN BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook the macaroni according to the package's instructions and drain well.
• Heat the oil and saute the onions until they're soft and starting to brown.
• When the onions are cooked, mix them thoroughly with the drained macaroni.
• Put the water, red peppers or pimientos, cashews or cashew butter, lemon juice, nutritional yeast flakes, wine, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt into a blender and blend until totally smooth. Don't be afraid to do this for several minutes.
• Stir the blended mixture in with the onions and macaroni.
• Pour the combined onions, macaroni, and blended mixture into a greased 3-quart casserole dish.
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, uncovered. Serve immediately.

VEGAN BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain, and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, combine the cashews with enough boiling water to cover in a medium bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the soaked cashews, nutritional yeast, cornstarch, garlic powder, ground mustard and 1 1/2 cups water in a high-powered blender. Blend until very smooth, adding more water if necessary to reach the desired consistency. Stir in the butternut squash and season with salt and pepper.
• Stir together the cooked pasta and sauce in a lightly greased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Stir together the panko, Parmesan and olive oil in a bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the pasta. Bake until the pasta is bubbly and the topping is browned, 20 to 25 minutes.