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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 05:46 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 Anonymous User 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!

Great Recipe

Posted by Anonymous User at Dec 25, 2008 07:56 PM
This was an amazing recipe. My family enjoyed it greatly. I used two peppers (one red and one yellow) and added sweet onion to it as well. A real treat!
-Amy

Recipe

Posted by Anonymous User at Jan 16, 2010 11:18 AM
I liked the version of this that had extra sass.

"Measure out ingredients while waiting for water to boil. Or stand around like an idiot and then panic later. Your choice. What? You didn't read this far until after the water was boiling? Fool."

Sounds Yummy

Posted by Anonymous User at Jan 23, 2010 10:29 PM
Im a new vegetarian and this sounds realy good.

Varieties

Posted by Anonymous User at Jun 24, 2010 04:22 PM
I have made this recipe countless times and have many suggestions for additions.

Mixing Sriracha into the cheese while you are sitll making it adds a bit of a bite. I also love adding sliced veggie hot dogs, broccoli, mushrooms, and/or TVP.

My favorite way to make it is to transfer it to a baking dish prior to baking and cover with bread crumbs. After it is done broiling it has a delicious crispy skin, ala shake and bake. I also love to add toasted sesame seeds after it is done.

It's easy to make your own variety. I think the only thing I've added I didn't care for was baked beans, but my brother loved it.
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