Dairy Free Mac & Cheese
by: claire cary
Creamy, rich, and deliciously vegan, this is the BEST dairy free mac and cheese that gets melty and stringy like traditional mac and cheese. It requires only a few simple ingredients and is totally kid friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta of choice
- 4 tablespoon dairy free butter
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup gluten free all purpose flour can sub regular if not GF
- 3 cups unsweetened and unflavored almond milk not vanilla!
- 3 ½ cups dairy free shredded cheddar cheese I used VioLife
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1/2-1 teaspoon salt I used 3/4
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile, add the butter to a large pot and melt over medium heat.
- Add in the garlic and saute for just 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk in the flour until smooth.
- Slowly pour in the almond milk. Let simmer for 5 minutes until it starts to thicken.
- Add in the cheese, nutritional yeast, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Whisk regularly until the cheese melts.
- Let the cheese sauce simmer over low heat for about 3-5 minutes.
- Combine the cooked pasta with the cheese sauce and stir to combine. The sauce will thicken when mixed with the pasta because of the starch.
- Taste and add more salt if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
I used the VioLife shredded cheddar. One package is about 3 cups, so get two, but you only need 3 1/2 cups.
Serving: 1bowl / Calories: 591kcal / Carbohydrates: 71g / Protein: 10g / Fat: 25g / Saturated Fat: 7g / Sodium: 1084mg / Fiber: 9g / Sugar: 2g
