Dairy Free Mac n Cheese

Makes – 5 – 6 servings

Total Time – 45-50 minutes
Ingredients:
  • 1 box of GF macaroni
  • 4 oz almond milk cream cheese
  • 2 cups of almond milk
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2-1 cup of chickpea crumbs
Cheese Sauce:
  • 1 cup of raw cashews soaked in water for at least 1 hour – the longer the better
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder 
  • pinch of paprika
  • squeeze of lemon juice

What to do:

  • Soak your cashews in water for at least 1 hour. The longer the better. If you’re a planner like me, you’ll soak them overnight 🙂
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Boil water and cook the macaroni until al dente; it will finish cooking in the last steps
  • Drain your cashews and blend all of the ingredients for the cheese sauce in a high speed blender and set aside
  • Mix the cream cheese and almond milk in a large skillet
  • Once cream cheese is melted, pour in your cashew sauce and mix well
  • Add your cooked macaroni and nutmeg and mix well
  • Pour into a baking dish and top with your chickpea crumbs and bake for 15-20 minutes