Vegan Mac Daddy (Veganomicon)
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
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The Cheezy Sauce
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1⁄2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, Minced
- 2 pinches dried thyme (crumbled in your fingers)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 pinches freshly ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 1⁄2 cups nutritional yeast flakes
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
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The Mac
- 3⁄4 lb elbow macaroni or 3/4 lb your favorite pasta
- 1 lb extra firm tofu
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. When the pasta is ready, drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, prepare the Cheezy Sauce.
- Whisk the broth and flour in a measuring cup with a fork until dissolved.
- Saute the oil and garlic in a saucepan over medium-low heat about 2 minutes, stirring often and being careful not to burn the garlic.
- Add the thyme, salt, and pepper, and cook for about 15 seconds. Add the broth, turmeric, and nutritional yeast, raising the heat to medium. Use a whisk and stir constantly. The mixture will start bubbling and thickening in about 3 minutes; if it doesn’t, turn the heat on a bit higher.
- Once the mixture starts bubbling and thickening, stir and cook for about 2 more minutes.
- Add the lemon juice and mustard and stir well. The mixture should resemble a thick, melty cheese.
- Taste for salt (you may need more), turn off the heat, and cover the pan to keep it warm.
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Now that the sauce is ready, begin assembling:
- Crumble the tofu into an 11x13 inch baking dish. Mash the tofu with your hands until it resembles ricotta cheese. Mix in the salt, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- Add 1/2 cup Cheezy Sauce to the tofu and stir.
- Add the pasta to the tofu, along with 3 more cups of sauce, and stir well.
- Smooth the top of the pasta mixture and press it down with a spatula to level it.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the pasta and smooth again.
- Bake for 30 minutes; the top of the macaroni should be slightly browned.
- Let sit for 20 minutes to cool and firm up.
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- For even more comfort food deliciousness, top it with toasted breadcrumbs before going into the oven.
- Make it even more nutritious with the addition of 4 cups of your favorite greens, chopped small - Spinach is divine.
- I try to use less fat when I cook. Reducing the oil with the tofu mixture to just a scant teaspoon was still perfectly delicious.
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