Cheap Vegan "Cheezy" Mac!
Someone on the Cheap Vegan Facebook Page had a cousin with a nut allergy and was wondering how to make vegan "cheese" sauce without using nuts. So Jarvis, this one is for you!
What you need for 2-3 servings:
Your Favorite Whole Wheat Macaroni Noodles
1/4 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (I used almond)
1-2TBS Flour or Thickener (I used Bisquick because I didn't have flour)
Small Vegetable Bouillon Cube (or cut a large cube to about .5x.5"
1 tsp rich-flavored extra virgin olive oil
Boil water and cook noodles.
On low heat, add a splash of oil and garlic to frying pan
In a separate cup mix non-dairy milk and flour/thickener.
This should be a little thicker than the milk is normally on its own. You don't want it so thick that your sauce turns into a pancake!
(oh wait, was I the only one that used Bisquick...)
Add nutritional yeast to pan and then add flour/milk mixture.
Stir often to keep from clumping.
Add mustard, bouillon, and turmeric. Add water or more milk/flour mixture depending if it gets too watery or too thick. We are aiming for the thickness of real cheese sauce.
Once noodles are done and you have the perfect consistency. Turn off thoroughly mix in olive oil.
Slowly mix noodles in to sauce, being sure you don't add too many noodles at once and suddenly run out of sauce.
Mix in Salt and Pepper to Taste.
Serve with some fresh green veggies. (I had it with Green Beans)
This sauce came out creamy and flavorful. I'm so glad Jarvis wrote in with this question because it resulted in a creamy, delicious dinner for me! Plus I had enough for left overs for my Friday lunch!
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