Baked Mac & Cheese

Name: Baked Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 ounces macaroni (340g); 1 1/2 cups raw cashews; 2 cups water; 3 tbsp lemon juice (or 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar); 1/3 cup nutritional yeast; 1 clove garlic; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp salt; panko breadcrumbs; 1/4 tsp paprika (optional); 4 tbsp melted vegan butter (optional)

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:09:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories451.2 kcal (23%)

Total Fat16.2 g (23%)

Carbs59.6 g (23%)

Sugars3.9 g (4%)

Protein18.3 g (37%)

Sodium804.6 mg (40%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

340gmacaroni

1 ½ cupsraw cashews

2 cupswater

3 Tbsplemon juice

or 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

⅓ cupnutritional yeast

1clove garlic

½ tsponion powder

2 tspsalt

panko breadcrumbs

¼ tsppaprika

optional

4 Tbspvegan butter

melted, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Soak cashews for 30 min.

Step 3

Drain the cashews and add them to a high powered blender along with 2 cups of fresh water, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, garlic clove, onion powder and salt. Blend until very smooth.

BlenderMix

Step 4

Cook the pasta according to package instructions, but one minute less.

Step 5

Add the drained pasta to the casserole dish. Pour the cheese sauce on top of the noodles and stir to combine. Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture on top and bake, uncovered, for about 15-20 minutes until warm and golden brown.

OvenHeat

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