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Vegan Mac and Cashew Cheese

Lunch
Dinner

About this Recipe

This is NOT a box mac and cheese mix - this is full of protein and goodness!

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cup Whole Raw Cashews (Soaked In Water For 2 Hours)
1 Lemon (3 1/2 Tbsp Freshly Squeezed Juice)
1 Small Sweet Potato (Baked & Skin Removed Once Cooled)
3/4 Cup Water
1 1/2 tsp Sea Salt (Fine)
1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1 Clove Garlic
1/4 tsp Ground Turmeric
1 tsp Mustard (Spicy Brown Or Yellow)
16 Oz Pasta of Choice (Elbows, Shells, Or Cavatappi)
Black Pepper (Freshly Ground)
Paprika (For Garnish)

20m

Prep

20m

Cook

8

Servings

About this Recipe

This is NOT a box mac and cheese mix - this is full of protein and goodness!

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cup Whole Raw Cashews (Soaked In Water For 2 Hours)
1 Lemon (3 1/2 Tbsp Freshly Squeezed Juice)
1 Small Sweet Potato (Baked & Skin Removed Once Cooled)
3/4 Cup Water
1 1/2 tsp Sea Salt (Fine)
1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1 Clove Garlic
1/4 tsp Ground Turmeric
1 tsp Mustard (Spicy Brown Or Yellow)
16 Oz Pasta of Choice (Elbows, Shells, Or Cavatappi)
Black Pepper (Freshly Ground)
Paprika (For Garnish)

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare the pasta according to package directions. Drain the cashews. Bake the sweet potato and cool before removing the skin.

Step 2

While the pasta is cooking, combine the soaked cashews, lemon juice, sweet potato, water, salt, nutritional yeast, chili powder, garlic, turmeric, and mustard in a high speed blender and blend until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add 2-4 more Tbsp of water and blend again.

Step 3

Drain the pasta when it is done cooking. Return the pasta to the pot and stir in the cheese sauce.