Nutrition
Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 60.6g | Protein: 19.3g | Fat: 16.7g | Fiber: 12.7g
This is a great Fall recipe that you can eat as a main or as a side; we like to eat it as a side, paired with some BBQ Seitan! This is a medium protein dish, which gets its protein from the Extra Firm Silken Tofu and Nutritional Yeast. If you want to make this more macro-friendly, you could swap out the macaroni noodles with a red lentil or chickpea pasta replacement; you could also leave off the breadcrumbs (or swap it with TVP) to save some non-protein calories.
Servings
Ingredients
Mac & Cheese
- 4 servings Macaroni Noodles
- 11 oz Extra Firm Silken Tofu I used Mori Nu
- 1 Onion diced
- 1 bulb Garlic minced
- 3 cup Butternut Squash diced
- 3/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
- 1 cup Soy Milk unsweetened
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Rubbed Sage
- 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
Breadcrumb Topping
- 2/3 cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp Vegan Butter
- 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 cup Vegan Parmesan
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 ºF (190 C).
- On a parchment paper lined baking sheet, spread out your diced butternut squash, onion and garlic. Sprinkle the rubbed sage, salt, pumpkin pie spice and garlic powder on top. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Boil a pot of water and cook macaroni noodles per package instructions.
- In a blender, combine veggies, tofu, milk, nutritional yeast, turmeric, lemon juice until smooth and creamy (you’re blending everything except what’s used to make the breadcrumb topping).
- Drain water from pasta and mix in sauce until well-coated.
- In a small bowl, melt vegan butter. I do this in the microwave.
- Combine melted butter, smoke paprika, breadcrumbs and vegan Parm until well-mixed.
- Transfer the mac and cheese mixture to a casserole dish. If you're concerned about sticking, spray with a bit of oil.
- Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture evenly over the mac and cheese.
- Bake in oven for 15 - 20 minutes. I like to broil at the end for a couple of minutes to brown the breadcrumbs and parm.
Equipment
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Notes
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