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vegan butternut squash mac and cheese
This vegan butternut squash mac and cheese is dairy-free. Made with cashew, coconut milk, and nutritional yeast, for the whole family.
Course
Dinner
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
3
servings
Calories
381
kcal
Author
Sujatha Muralidhar
Ingredients
For the sauce
3
tablespoon
cashew nuts
soaked
¼
cup
warm water
for soaking cashew nuts
2
cup
butternut squash
cubes
2
cups
water
for cooking butternut squash
1
tablespoon
olive oil
¼
cup
yellow onion
chopped
½
teaspoon
salt
For the mac and cheese
1
cup
multi-grain macaroni
1
tablespoon
olive oil
1
tablespoon
garlic
minced
2
tablespoon
all-purpose flour
⅓
cup
coconut milk
11/2
tablespoon
nutritional yeast
1
teaspoon
salt
or as required
1
teaspoon
whole black pepper
crushed
1
tablespoon
basil leaves
fresh or dried
Instructions
For the sauce
Soak cashew nuts for 20 minutes in ¼ cup warm water.
Remove the skin of the butternut squash and cut them into small cubes.
In a pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil. Then add chopped yellow onion.
In low heat, saute until it turns golden brown.
Now add butternut squash cubes, salt and two cups of water.
Cook until it turns soft and tender.
Drain and set aside to cool down to the room temperature.
In a blender add this mixture and soaked cashews.
Puree until it becomes silky in texture. And set aside.
For the mac and cheese
Cook multi-grain elbow pasta as per the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
In the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil, minced garlic, and all-purpose flour.
Whisk for a minute, in medium flame.
Stir in the puree. And cook it until it thickens.
Then coconut milk, cooked pasta, nutritional yeast, and salt.
Cook it until it reaches desired consistency. Adjust the thickness with coconut milk if needed.
Sprinkle crushed pepper and fresh basil. And serve hot.
Notes
Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice if you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories:
381
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
42
g
|
Protein:
14
g
|
Fat:
20
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Sodium:
786
mg
|
Potassium:
806
mg
|
Fiber:
6
g
|
Sugar:
3
g
|
Vitamin A:
9970
IU
|
Vitamin C:
21.5
mg
|
Calcium:
72
mg
|
Iron:
4.1
mg