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Absolutely No Cheese Mac'N'Cheese

Looking for a mac'n'cheese recipe that doesn't require you to support the dairy industry? Look no further! Once you taste this Mac'N'Cheese, you'll be satisfied! Different from the original, but very delicious on its own.

  • 3 cups macaroni
  • ½ cup margarine
  • ½ cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • a pinch of turmeric
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 cup nutritional yeast flakes
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 1 or 2 peppers, chopped (optional)
  • Paprika to taste

Preheat oven to 350F.

Start boiling water in a pot for macaroni. Also, boil 3 cups of water in a teapot for making the sauce. When water boils, cook macaroni, stirring occasionally.

In a medium saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat. Stir in flour. When it has reached an even, bubbly consistency, stir in boiling water from teapot. Reduce heat to low. Stir until smooth again and add garlic, salt, turmeric, and soy sauce. Then slowly fold in nutritional yeast flakes and oil and stir until smooth. Mix the peppers in.

When finished, drain the macaroni. In a casserole dish (or other dish that can go into the oven), mix the sauce into the macaroni. Sprinkle paprika on top

Cook for 15 minutes at 350F and then for 5 minutes on "broil".

Enjoy!

Yummy!

Posted by Ramona at Jan 06, 2008 06:46 PM
This mac'n'cheese recipe takes a little while to make, but it's totally worth it! It's not too hard to make either. I sometimes use more pasta (or less sauce) than this recipe calls for. Don't get impatient and "forget" to put it in the oven at the end; it takes way better if you do; if you're really hungry, scoop out a bit on a plate, and put the rest in the oven. Tastes awesome the next day (and the day after) too, so make a lot at once.

Nutritional yeast sauce

Posted by at May 30, 2008 04:07 PM
This is an excellent sauce for pasta, however I often use half the amount of nutritional yeast flakes (or powder) with equally good results. The peppers are great for flavor and texture, and broccoli or cauliflower make great additions as well. I tend to use less salt, but make sure to use a real fermented soy sauce (such as tamari) to get the most flavor out of it. This is a highly recommended recipe!