My Favorite Daiya Creamy Mac & Cheese
Side Dish • Dairy Free, Freezable, Pasta
Serving size: 2 to 4
Ingredients
- HALF RECIPE (Yields five 3/4 cup servings)
- 1 1/2 cups Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds (3/4 to 1 full (7oz.) package of shreds)
- 1/4 cup vegan parmesan cheese shreds
- 4 oz pasta, gluten-free or regular
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup unsweetened dairy-free milk, preferably rice milk (I use coconut)
- 1 1/4 tsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp plus 1 1/2 teaspoons vegan butter
- 3/4 to 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 cup bread crumbs, gluten-free or regular
- Full Recipe Serves 4
- 8 oz pasta, gluten-free or regular
- 3 tbsp vegan butter
- 2 teaspoons flour
- 2 tsp nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 tsps sea salt
- 1 to 2 tsp sblack pepper
- 2 cups unsweetened dairy-free milk, preferably rice milk
- 3 cups Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds
- 1/4 cup vegan Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs, gluten-free or regular
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain thoroughly when done.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Prepare the cheese sauce while oven is warming.
- In a small pot, melt the vegan butter.
- When melted, add salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and nutritional yeast and flour, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in dairy-free milk product.
- Add Daiya Cheddar and Parmesan style Shreds and cook over low/medium heat for 2-3 minutes, whisking frequently.
- Stir in the macaroni and mix together.
- Place macaroni and cheese sauce into an 8x8 casserole dish. Top with bread crumbs and paprika.
- Bake for 15 minutes uncovered, or until the cheese is bubbling and beginning to brown.
- Remove from oven and top with vegan Parmesan just before serving.