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Macaroni and Cheese

Pasta - Pasta - cheese - -

INGREDIENTS

4 cups elbow macaroni
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
4 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
A dash of turmeric
2 tablespoons tamari
1 cup nutritional yeast
A sprinkle of paprika

METHOD

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water and drain.

In a pot, heat the olive oil and whisk in flour. Whip in the boiling water, sea salt, garlic powder and turmeric. Then whip in the yeast (large flakes are best).

Mix most of the topping with the macaroni in a bowl. Place the mixture in a casserole and top with the remaining creamy sauce. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 15 minutes at 180C/350F in a pre-heated oven.

Broil 2 minutes to brown the top after baking.

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[Reply] - [link] - added breadcrumbs and cayenne! - [shamie] - 2006/12/28 - 09:53

added breadcrumbs and cayenne to top before baking. very good! Doesn't taste like cheese but the texture is right on. Satisfied mac-n-cheese fix.

[Reply] - [link] - Pretty good! - [veggiegirl86] - 2007/01/05 - 16:17

This doesn't taste like real mac'n'cheese, but it's better than those boxed vegan versions. Not sure if a non-vegan would like it, but I do! I usually add broccoli to up the nutritional content.

[Reply] - [link] - So close... - [mincus] - 2007/01/15 - 01:29

This has such great texture, it's so close to being mac + cheese.

If there was something we could add that would give it a bit of "tang" it would be perfect.