{"id":20595,"date":"2021-08-04T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=20595"},"modified":"2022-08-31T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T20:13:35","slug":"mac-and-cheeze","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/recipes\/mac-and-cheeze","title":{"rendered":"Mac and Cheeze"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many folks drawn to making vegan dishes might already know some of the tricks to making a great dairy-free mac & cheese, but if you haven\u2019t heard them yet: nutritional yeast is key, soymilk and tofu add a decadent, silky bite, and mustard, although optional in this recipe, is a big, big flavor-booster<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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1<\/span> <\/span> (13.25 oz) box of whole-wheat pasta, preferably macaroni<\/span><\/div>\n
"Cheeze" Sauce<\/div>\n
¾<\/span> cup<\/span> unsweetened soy milk<\/span><\/div>\n
¾<\/span> cup<\/span> nutritional yeast flakes<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> canola or vegetable oil<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> water<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> Bragg Liquid Aminos<\/span>or low-sodium soy sauce<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> <\/span> (16 oz) package firm tofu<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tbsp<\/span> garlic powder<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tbsp<\/span> paprika<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tbsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tbsp<\/span> mustard (optional)<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> cup<\/span> breadcrumbs (optional)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Cook the pasta according to package directions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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While the pasta is cooking, prepare the cheese sauce by simply adding the rest of the ingredients\u2014except the breadcrumbs\u2014to a high-speed blender and blending until smooth. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Combine the sauce with the cooked pasta and either serve immediately or cook further in the oven with the following instructions:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add the pasta and sauce to a 9×13 casserole dish. Liberally spread breadcrumbs over the top of the dish and bake in the oven until the breadcrumbs are toasty and browned, about 10-15 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4608,"featured_media":1487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[2704],"yst_prominent_words":[792,1038,1632,830,1321,1773],"class_list":["post-20595","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-entrees","cp_recipe_cuisine-american","cp_recipe_cuisine-italian","cp_recipe_cooking_method-boiling","cp_recipe_tags-30-minutes-or-less","cp_recipe_tags-nut-free","cp_recipe_tags-recipe-videos"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/20595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=20595"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}