Sweet Potato Mac 'n Cheese
This creamy, vibrant sauce is going to be your new favorite plant-based mac 'n cheese recipe! The sauce is also delicious on broccoli, potatoes or any other way you like cheese sauce.
Servings 5 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 medium sweet potatoes (yams), peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup cashews (can be omitted or subbed with sunflower seeds)
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2-1 cup soy milk (or more, to desired consistency)
- 16 oz pasta of choice
Instructions
- Steam the peeled, chopped sweet potatoes and the cashews in 2 cups of water, covered, until tender (about 8 minutes). Pour entire contents of pot into a blender with the remaining ingredients. Add soy milk as needed until desired consistency is reached. Blend until very smooth.
- Pour over pasta of choice, or on baked potatoes with broccoli, or any other way you like cheeze sauce. Top with additional salt and pepper and red pepper flakes.
