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Since it's just a plain and simple cheese sauce, you could totally add in vegetables, protein, spices, etc., to jazz it up and make it your own. I made two trays of this and froze the extras for an easy weeknight dinner later on this fall.īut it's also a great base. You just cook your pasta, blend the sauce, top with the quinoa crispies, bake until warm and bubbly. This recipe is super simple to make and freezes well too. We've used them as a crunchy topping on yogurt bowls, for adding a crispy texture to chocolate energy balls, and even as a coating on tofu tacos! Quinoa crispies are seriously amazing.Īnd today we're using them to replace breadcrumbs on our vegan mac and cheese. They are so simple to make and have SO many different uses. If you've never made quinoa crispies before, stop what you're doing and go make 'em! You'll never even miss the actual cheese! (<– promise!) The combination of creamy cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic, and that subtle lemon undertone, makes the pasta pop with bright, cheesy flavor. I only made one slight modification to the sauce recipe and that was adding a dash of turmeric to turn it that vibrant orange color, but other than that it was perfect. We're using a gluten-free pasta made from whole grain brown rice, that vegan lemon cream sauce I mentioned above and top with the whole thing with a layer of quinoa crispies. Just like any traditional mac and cheese, we have three things: noodles, cheese sauce, and a crispy topping.īut unlike traditional mac and cheese, we're swapping in our healthier versions of each. So today's healthy comfort food is a baked vegan mac and cheese recipe! In the past, some of my favorites have been a warm bowl of black bean quinoa chili or a big pile of sweet potato nachos, but ever since I created that vegan lemon cream sauce, I've had pasta on the brain. I love putting a healthy twist on classic recipes so that everyone can enjoy them anytime they want. But I'm also of the mindset that comfort food can also be really nutritious. Now that we've officially said goodbye to summer, I'm shifting gears into the world of comfort food. This healthy vegan mac and cheese recipe combines a lemon cream sauce with perfectly cooked gluten-free pasta and is finished off with crispy quinoa.
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