Creamy Vegan Mac and Cheese with Garlic Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 400 g pasta uncooked
- for the sauce:
- 250 g potatoes
- 1-2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 175 ml water of the cooked vegetables
- 80 g cashew nuts optional cashew butter
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tbsp mustard
- 1-2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp red pepper powder
- toppings:
- fresh parsley
- red pepper flakes
- roast mushrooms
Preparation
Soak cashews for 4-6 hours (or better overnight)
Then drain
Optionally, you can also use bought cashew butter)
Chop potatoes, carrots, onion and garlic and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft enough to blend
In the meantime, cook pasta ‘al dente’ according to package instructions
Drain afterwards
As soon as the vegetables are soft enough to blend, remove them with a slotted spoon from the cooking water and blend them with 175 ml of that cooking water along with the remaining ingredients in a blender for about 2 minutes until smooth and creamy
The consistency of the sauce depends on the amount of the liquid)
Pour the sauce over your cooked noodles
Heat up again, if you like)
Serve your mac and cheese with red pepper flakes, roast mushrooms and fresh parsley in a pasta dish
As option you can place the noodles in a baking dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes
Enjoy!