Ultimate Vegan Baked Mac and Cheese

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It’s time to upgrade your vegan mac and cheese game with this ultimate vegan baked mac and cheese recipe! This dish is comforting and cheesy with a creamy, crunchy topping – and it’s vegan-friendly!

We’ll show you the easy steps on how to make this delicious and satisfying dish that will keep you coming back for more. Plus, here’s  25 Tempting Vegan Pasta Recipes We Can’t Live Without!

Creating the ultimate vegan baked mac and cheese is achievable with the right ingredients and techniques.  This recipe is fairly simple.  While you’re making the pasta, you make the cheese sauce at the same time and it all comes together to make a deliciously baked mac and cheese once you’ve added it to a baking dish to bake in the oven.

This creamy and flavorful plant-based cheese sauce is so amazing with your favorite pasta, accompanied with Italian crumb toppings for a delicious twist.  We like to add in a spinach, kale and tomatoes to give it a even more healthy vibes! Yummy! 

Remember, it’s all about experimentation and finding what works best for you and your taste buds. As we’ve learned, going vegan doesn’t mean sacrificing flavor and satisfaction. So go ahead and give this recipe a try, your taste buds and your health will thank you. 

Vegan Baked Mac and Cheese Ingredients 

• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Spinach
• Lemon juice
• Non-dairy milk
• Tomatoes
• Vegan Butter
• Pasta
• Nutritional Yeast
• Lemon Juice
• Minced Garlic
• Onion Powder
• Paprika
• Sea Salt
• Bread Crumbs
• Italian Seasoning

How to Make Ultimate Vegan Baked Mac and Cheese

1. Cook pasta according to package, and then drain and set aside.
2. While pasta is cooking, in a separate pot boil potatoes and carrots together. Boil until tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
4. In food processor or blender add potatoes, carrots, 2 tbsp nutritional yeast, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2.5 tsp minced garlic, 1/4 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp paprika, 1 tsp sea salt, and 1/2 cup non-dairy unsweetened milk. Process or blend until as smooth as possible, it can take 5 minutes or so.
5. In a large pot or bowl (we used the pot we cooked the pasta in) combine pasta, spinach, and cheesy sauce. Stir it up til it’s mixed well.
6. Dump the mac and cheese into a baking dish. Spread it evenly.
7. In a small/medium bowl add 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1 tbsp melted butter, and 1.5 tsp italian seasoning. Stir well with a fork.
8. Cover the top of the mac and cheese with slices of tomato. Then sprinkle breadcrumbs on the top.
9. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes, until the breadcrumbs brown.

This Ultimate Vegan Baked Mac and Cheese is such a great recipe. We had to go back for seconds, it was hard to stop eating it! This will be a great side-dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas!

We are so happy with the way this turned out! We’ll be making it again for sure. This might be our main go to Vegan mac and cheese from here on out.This recipe is great because it doesn’t use any nuts. Cashews and other nuts used in most Vegan mac and cheese recipes can get pretty costly!

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We found this Vegan baked mac and cheese recipe from DoraDaily.com.