MEAL PREP SUNDAY EP 10: HIGH PROTEIN MAC & CHEESE

Name: MEAL PREP SUNDAY EP 10: HIGH PROTEIN MAC & CHEESE
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 g wholemeal pasta; 1 medium potato diced; 1 yellow onion chopped in quarter; 1 carrot diced; 1/2 cup cashew; ½ cup red lentils; 1 tbsp vegetable stock powder (low sodium); 3 cups soy milk; 1.5 tbsp tapioca flour; 2/3 cup nutritional yeast; 1 tsp paprika; ¼ tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp lemon juice; ½ tbsp garlic powder; Salt & pepper to taste

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Since going vegan, I have tried so many mac & cheese recipes I’ve lost count. I’ve always wanted to have a healthy one on hand that I could recommend. After all, it’s a huge crowd favourite, and one of my favourite things to do is to veganise classic comfort food and make it extra nourishing. I’ve tried many things, including cauliflower, white beans, vegan cheese, and béchamel… and although it was pretty good, it just was not IT. Until this one! It’s so creamy, gooey and…. cheesy?! I could barely believe it, and Cam’s face confirmed this is the perfect ratio 🤍 I’m also thrilled by the nutrition in this recipe. The combo of whole grain, legumes, vegetables, nuts and spices make it a beautifully balanced and super nourishing meal. It’s even rocking 40g of protein per serving! I’m so excited to eat this through the week and I hope you also give it a go

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:01:17 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

400gwholemeal pasta

½ cupcashew

1 Tbspvegetable stock powder

low sodium

3 cupssoy milk

1 ½ Tbsptapioca flour

⅔ cupnutritional yeast

1 tsppaprika

¼ tspturmeric

1 Tbsplemon juice

½ Tbspgarlic powder

Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

In the meantime, cook your pasta al dente according to the packet instructions.

Step 3

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

Step 4

Add the 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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