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A baking dish with penne pasta in creamy sauce, chickpeas and green peas topped with breadcrumbs and freshly chopped herbs. The corner part is missing and served in a small plate on the side.
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Vegan Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

This vegan cauliflower mac and cheese offers a delightful twist if you're looking to change things up a bit. Creamy, cheesy, and utterly satisfying, it's the ideal pick-me-up after a night out or a crowd-pleaser for gatherings. It's simple, made with nutritional ingredients, and is ready in under an hour.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword cauliflower mac and cheese, vegan mac and cheese
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Baking time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 785kcal
Author Nandor Barta

Equipment

  • our Vitamix A2300

Ingredients

  • 14 oz Cauliflower
  • 9 oz Green beans
  • 1+½ cup Chickpea
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 clove Garlic
  • 4 cup Vegetable broth
  • 11 oz Pasta
  • 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
  • 3 Tbsp Nutritional yeast
  • ⅛ tsp Black pepper
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 oz vegan Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

  • Thaw pre-cooked frozen green beans and cut them into inch-long (25 mm) pieces.
  • Add cauliflower florets, half onion, and garlic into a stockpot. Pour in 4 cups of vegetable stock (or enough at least to cover the vegetables) and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Cook pasta separately as per package instructions. Drain it.
  • Once vegetables are tender, drain them but reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.
  • Take a high-power blender and add cooked veggies, salt, black pepper, cornstarch, 1/2 cup of cooked or canned chickpeas, nutritional yeast, and reserved cooking water. Blend them until it is smooth.
  • Preheat the oven to 430 F (220 C).
  • Take a casserole dish and add pasta, onion slices, 1 cup of cooked or canned chickpeas, and green beans. Mix them.
  • Pour the sauce from the blender on top and spread it evenly.
  • Optionally sprinkle some vegan parmesan on top.
  • Bake the casserole for 30 minutes.

Notes

Once you blended the cheese sauce, you might find it runny. It will thicken in the oven as high heat activates cornstarch.
If you use frozen green beans, it's advisable to thaw them before adding them. Otherwise, they will cool down the other ingredients and extend the baking time.
Use a high-power blender to make the sauce smooth.