Vegan Gluten free Mac and Cheese (Nut free)
Easy quick and cheap vegan gluten free mac and cheese. Nut free with 10 ingredients. Makes a deliciously creamy and remarkably cheese like sauce in under 20 minutes.
This is vegan gluten free mac and cheese is comfort food at its best! Before this recipe I hadn’t eaten mac n cheese in over two years. Shocking I know!
How this recipe came about
Recently I found gluten free vegan macaroni pasta from Tesco. From that point on I was determined to recreate the mac n cheese I once used to enjoy.
After failing to find any suitable cheese sauces in stores I of course turned to Pinterest. The only problem with that is the sheer volume of recipes you find. Not a bad problem I know, but it makes it tricky to narrow down the good from the bad. Also, the ones that require lots of Ingredients some of which can be either hard to find or expensive to buy.
Vegan cheese
Am talking about all the vegan cheese substitutes out there. Not only can they be pricey but are not all gluten free. Some can contain oat fibre in them. I personally don’t like the fact most of the subs have a long list of ingredients, when am sure if you made it yourself you wouldn’t need to included.
Now am not saying that vegan cheese is bad or not to consume it. As vegan cheese has its time and place but it’s not something I regularly buy. Mainly as it can be on the pricey side.
The key ingredient
Let’s face it nutritional yeast is the star of the show here and in most cheese-like sauces. The main reasons are its cheap and fairly easy to find. It comes in two forms one with added b 12 vitamins and one without. The first will created a richer yellow/orange final colour.
Top tip
Nutritional yeast is also called yeast flakes.
What the recipe doesn’t include
Carrots
Potato
Nuts or seeds
Vegan cheese
Meal prep friendly
I live alone (well I have dog) which usually always means leftovers. Which is why it’s important for recipes that store and re heat well. I’ve got you covered with this recipe. Store any leftovers or double the recipe for meal prep in the fridge for up to 5 days. Cover the mac n cheese and heat in the microwave for 2 –3 minutes depending on how powerful a microwave you have. Stirring every minute to ensure it heats evenly.
More recipes to try
One Pot Cheesy Tomato Basil Pasta (Gluten free and Vegan)
Jackfruit Korma (Gluten free and Vegan)
Cashew Cream Cheese (Gluten free and Vegan)
Ingredients needed
GF macaroni pasta
Nutritional yeast
Non dairy milk
Smoked paprika
Mustard powder
Asafoetida powder
Ground Fenugreek
Arrowroot powder
Salt and pepper
Alternatives to arrowroot powder
Easily swap out the arrowroot powder for either potato starch or cornflower. Both of them act as thickeners and will create the same thick yet runny sauce.
Final result
This has become a weekly staple now. Especially since the weather has become very chilly here. I love how quick and easy it is to whip up a batch of this vegan gluten free mac n cheese. Luckily this also makes a great meal prep as it stores well in the fridge. Simply heat it up in the microwave for a few minutes and it taste freshly made. Making this great for work lunches.
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Vegan Gluten free Mac and Cheese
Easy quick and cheap vegan gluten free mac and cheese. Nut free with 10 ingredients. Making a deliciously creamy and remarkably cheese like sauce in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 130 grams GF macaroni
- 250 ml Non dairy milk i used coconut milk
- 20 grams Nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Mustard powder
- 1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder
- 1/2 tsp Ground fenugreek
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- 3 tsp Arrowroot powder
- 50 grams Frozen peas optional
Instructions
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Bring a medium sized pot of water to the boil
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In a small sauce pot add in all the ingredients except the macaroni and frozen peas. Stir to combine
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Place sauce pot on a medium high heat and bring to a boil. Stirring constantly until the sauces thickens. Then remove from the heat
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Once the water has boiled add the macaroni with a pinch of salt
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Add frozen peas to the sauce and stir to combine
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Once the macaroni has cooked drain the water away. Add the macaroni to the cheese sauce and mix to coat all the macaroni evenly all in sauce.
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Divide the mac n cheese between two bowls ans serve.
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Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
