Recipe for a vegan Mac and Cheese – an absolute American classic. With homemade vegan cheese! Perfect as a main, or as a side dish. Be warned, comfort food!
I’ve topped the Mac and Cheese with a breadcrumbs layer consisting of panko flakes, spices and dried rosemary. Of course, I couldn’t help myself but to add sriracha on top. Soooo good!
Mac and Cheese Add-Ins
This is a very basic version of Mac and Cheese, but you could funkify it and add in:
- peas
- spinach
- caramelized onions
- crispy cubed tofu
- mushrooms
- or make a Mediterranean version with olives and dried tomatoes
What else? How do you typically eat your mac and cheese? Let me know in the comments!
Vegan Stovetop Mac and Cheese
This is comfort food at its best: Vegan Stovetop Mac and Cheese with homemade vegan cheese sauce. Perfect as a main or side dish!
Ingredients
- 2 cups elbow pasta
Ingredients for the vegan Cheese Sauce
- 1/4 cup vegan butter e.g. EarthBalance, Alsan,...
- 1/2 teaspoon salt + more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika powder
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 1/2 cups pasta water add little by little until perfectly creamy
Instructions
- Boil the pasta. (Save the pasta water)
- For the vegan cheese sauce: Heat the butter in a small pot on medium-high heat.
- Add the salt, paprika powder, and curry powder. Whisk.
- Once the butter is completely melted, add in the flour and whisk again.
- Reduce the heat to low and add nutritional yeast, whisk again until clumpy.
- Add the pasta water (little by little until creamy, I used 1 1/2 cups) and whisk on low heat for a few minutes. If it gets too thick you can add a little bit more water and whisk again.
- Pour the vegan cheese sauce over the drained pasta. Give it a good mix and serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 795kcalCarbohydrates: 120gProtein: 24gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 4gSodium: 773mgPotassium: 490mgFiber: 7gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 126IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 3mg
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Margaret
Tuesday 8th of December 2020
This is the best vegan mac and cheese sauce I've tried yet. The only change I made was to stir in a little lemon juice before serving. BTW, I also love your user-friendly Indian-inspired vegan entrees. You're a wonderful cook. Thank you!
Sarah
Tuesday 29th of January 2019
This is awesome!! But I recommend tripling the cheese. The recipe as described barely covers one bag of noodles. Doubling it is better. Tripling it makes it actually cheesy.
My husband was critical of it before I tripled the cheese, but now he can't get enough. I can't, either.
It's very easy, too!
Bianca
Tuesday 5th of February 2019
Awesome! I'm glad you like them! More cheese = more better :)
Hannah
Wednesday 26th of July 2017
Mac and cheese is one of my all time favorite foods <3. Yours looks delicious!
Bianca
Friday 28th of July 2017
Thank you! I love making traditional American meals from time to time. It's a nice change :)