Healthy Mac & Cheese

Name: Healthy Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 g wholemeal macaroni; 1 medium potato, diced; 1 yellow onion, quartered; 1 carrot, diced; 1/2 cup cashews; 1/2 cup red lentils; 1 tbsp low sodium vegetable stock powder; 1.5 cup soy milk; 1.5 tbsp tapioca flour; 1/2 cup nutritional yeast; 1 tsp paprika; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 tbsp garlic powder; Salt & pepper to taste; 1/2 large broccoli head, grilled or stir-fried, with a little chilli flakes to taste

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

A creamy, gooey vegan mac & cheese that's not only delicious but also packed with nutrition. Made with wholemeal macaroni, veggies, cashews, and red lentils.

Updated at: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 04:16:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1249.3 kcal (62%)

Total Fat26.4 g (38%)

Carbs199.4 g (77%)

Sugars13.6 g (15%)

Protein66.6 g (133%)

Sodium1458.5 mg (73%)

Fiber31.7 g (113%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

300gwholemeal macaroni

½ cupcashews

1 Tbsplow sodium vegetable stock powder

1 ½ cupsoy milk

1 ½ Tbsptapioca flour

½ cupnutritional yeast

1 tsppaprika

¼ tspturmeric

1 Tbsplemon juice

½ Tbspgarlic powder

large, grilled or stir-fried, with a little chilli flakes to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Add the potato, onion, carrot, cashew, red lentils and vegetable powder to a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook for 15 minutes. Drain the water.

Step 2

While the vegetables are cooking, cook your pasta al dente according to the packet instructions.

Step 3

To a blender, add the cooked veggies, cashews, lentils, soy milk, tapioca powder, nutritional yeast, paprika, turmeric, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt. Blend until perfectly smooth.

Step 4

Add the cooked pasta and sauce to a pan and cook on low heat, stirring consistently for 3 minutes.

Step 5

To serve, top with grilled broccoli or your favourite greens. Enjoy!

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