Recipe

Vegan Instant Pot Mac And Cheese

A comforting classic, this vegan version of homemade mac and cheese tastes just like mama used to make, minus the milk and cheese!

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Vegan Instant Pot Mac And Cheese
Yield
30 servings
Prep
10 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Total
30 minutes
Additional Time
10 minutes

Ingredients

For The Sauce

For The Pasta

Extra Ingredients

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  • 2 cups chopped cauliflower (use stems too) $0.90
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups oat milk (unsweetened) $1.18
  • 6 Tbsp nutritional yeast $2.28
  • 1/4 tsp ground turmeric $0.02
  • 1/8 tsp ground paprika $0.02
  • 1 tsp salt $0.01
  • 1/4 cup raw cashews $2.60
  • 3 tsp lemon juice $0.19
  • 1 tsp msg (optional) $0.02
  • 16 oz whole grain macaroni pasta $0.99
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas $0.14

Instructions

  1. Put the chopped cauliflower and 1 cup of water in the Instant Pot and cook with high pressure for 7 minutes. Do a quick release when done. Drain the excess water and set cauliflower aside.
  2. Meanwhile, into a blender add: 2 cups oat milk, 6 tablespoons nutritional yeast, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric, 1/8 tsp of paprika, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 cup of cashews, 3 teaspoons of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of MSG. Add in the cooked cauliflower and blend at high speed until totally smooth. If your blender is small you may need to do it in two turns. It will make about 6-5 cups of sauce.
  3. After you have cooked the cauliflower and removed it from the Instant Pot, add in 16 oz of macaroni pasta and 4 cups of water to the Instant Pot. Put the lid on, set the valve to sealing, and pressure cook (or press Manual) for 2 minutes. Do a quick release when done.
  4. Pour the sauce over the cooked macaroni in the Instant Pot and stir to combine well. Stir in frozen peas if desired. The sauce will seem thin at first, but will thicken up after 5 minutes.

Notes

To make this recipe gluten free, use a gluten free macaroni pasta. I have tried it and it works well!

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