Hidden Veggie Mac and Cheese

My autistic son loved it!

I'm not a vegan, just was looking for a healthy meal that would increase our vegetables consumption to include things I don't enjoy by themselves. I used chicken broth instead of vegetable, and chickpea macaroni because my grocery store was out of whole wheat for some reason. Tasted very good! Obviously not cheese, but enjoyable and doesn't taste enough like the individual parts to trigger my food aversion.

Was nice enough.. definitely doesn't taste like "mac & cheese" sauce though

So so so delicious you wouldn’t believe it’s vegan. Big hit at home and so much leftovers.

Honestly I was skeptical but this turned out so good! Tastes surprisingly like mac n cheese (though you won't be fooling anyone). A couple changes for the next time I make it- I tossed the veggies first w a bit of oil before baking and needed two baking sheets. Next time I'll use more oil and lower cooking temp to 350, some of the veggies stuck to the pan (even with parchment paper) and burned. Ended up w too much sauce, I'd either cut the sauce a bit or double the pasta. Also, I used vegan parm instead of nutritional yeast 👌