This dairy-Free Mac and Cheese is the perfect comfort food and with the hidden sweet potato, it's a great way to sneak more veggies into the kids!
Ingredients
3 cup
Cauliflower
(florets)
2 cup
Sweet potato
(for low carb - replace with kabocha or delicata squash)
1 cup
Almond milk, unsweetened
(or coconut milk)
2 tsp
Yellow mustard
2 tbsp
Lemon juice
1/2 cup
Nutritional yeast
2 tsp
Olive Oil, Extra Virgin
1 tsp
Garlic powder
1 tsp
Onion powder
1 tsp
Paprika
1 pinch
Salt and pepper
(to taste)
Instructions
Steam sweet potato for 10 minutes or until tender.
Follow directions on the box to cook pasta until it’s al dente. Then drain, cover, and set aside.
Once the sweet potato is tender, add to blender with almond milk, lemon juice, mustard, nutritional yeast, olive oil, and garlic powder. Mix well.
Add sweet potato mixture to pasta, heat over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until hot, and serve!
Notes:
Quick Tips:
For a macaroni casserole, after step 3, you can fold the pasta mixture into a baking dish sprayed with extra virgin olive oil. Bake at 400°F (204°C) for 10 minutes or until the top begins to brown.
Add steamed broccoli florets to get your greens in.
