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Broccoli Mac & Cheese

3.65 from 56 votes
A healthy spin on a classic dish!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: dinner
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pasta cooked according to package instructions
  • 2 tbsp olive oil separated
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 white onion minced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 3/4 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk we prefer plain rice milk for its neutral flavor
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 small head of broccoli chopped into small pieces

Method
 

  1. Heat up 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large saucepan over low-medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
  2. Whisk in the second tbsp of olive oil and flour until they are fully incorporated.
  3. Slowly whisk in the rice milk, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder and salt until all ingredients are well combined. Bring to a boil.
  4. Turn back down to low-medium heat and stir in the broccoli.
  5. Let the mixture heat covered (lifting the lid and stirring occasionally) for about 5 minutes.
  6. Uncover and cook for another 5 minutes.
  7. Stir in the cooked pasta & serve in two bowls and enjoy (we love to top it with follow your heart vegan parmesan)! The sauce will thicken once cooled a bit.