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BEST vegan smoked gouda mac and cheese

This decadent, insanely delicious vegan smoked gouda mac and cheese is guaranteed to please. Nothing beats a bowl of creamy vegan pasta. Easy to make gluten free as well.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3
Calories: 452kcal
Author: Maria

Ingredients

  • ½ cup raw cashews
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • teaspoon salt
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • cups water
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke or smoked paprika
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • teaspoon corn starch
  • 1 tablespoon vegan butter
  • 8 oz of dry pasta shells Use gluten free pasta if wanting to make this recipe gluten free

Instructions

  • Soak your cashews in boiling water for 5-10 minutes. Drain after soaking.
  • Bring salted water to a boil on stovetop. Cook the pasta shells. Keep ¼ cup of cooked pasta water and drain the rest. Set pasta aside.
  • While the pasta cooks, pour all of your cheese sauce ingredients (everything except the pasta shells) into the blender and blend until smooth.
    ½ cup raw cashews, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1½ teaspoon salt, Juice of ½ lemon, 1½ cups water, 1 teaspoon liquid smoke or smoked paprika, ¼ cup nutritional yeast, 1½ teaspoon corn starch, 1 tablespoon vegan butter
  • Pour cheese sauce into a pan on low/medium heat and stir constantly until it thickens (about 5 minutes). To make extra decadent add another tablespoon of vegan butter to cheese sauce and let melt.
  • Once cheese sauce is thickened, add the pasta, pasta water and mix it all together. If it thickens too much, add a drop of water until you get the consistency you desire
    8 oz of dry pasta shells
  • Add steamed broccoli, salt and pepper if needed and Enjoy!

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Notes

When you re-heat this the next day you will need to add 1-2 TBL of water. It gets thick the more you heat it or let it sit.
This goes really well with peas or steamed broccoli
To make gluten free, just use GF pasta.

Nutrition

Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 1211mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 179IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 3mg