Dairy Free Mac & “Cheese”
A cheesey, creamy Mac and cheese recipe that is completely dairy free and gluten free! The ultimate comfort dish!
Servings: 6
Calories: 297kcal
Equipment
- Whisk
- 2 Large Casserole Pans
Ingredients
- 340 g Gluten free Macaroni pasta or other gluten free pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
- ¼ cup oat flour or gluten free flour
- 2 ¼ cups almond milk or other plant based milk
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp sweet paprika
- 1 ½ tsp sea salt flakes
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
- ½ tsp oregano dried
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Fill up a large saucepan to two thirds of the way. Place onto a high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling add the macaroni pasta and cook until al dente.340 g Gluten free Macaroni pasta
- Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a frypan and bring to a medium – low heat. Add in the garlic and stir frequently until fragrant, being careful not to burn. Once golden add the oat flour and mix until the oat flour has absorbed all the olive oil in the pan. Add a splash of milk and whisk straight away to combine. Once the milk is completely mixed in and the sauce is thickened, continue to add more milk, a small amount at a time, whisking straight away to combine and thicken. Once all the milk has been added, turn off the heat and add the paprika, nutritional yeast and 1 tsp of sea salt flakes. Whisk to combine.1 tbsp olive oil, 4 cloves garlic, ¼ cup oat flour, 2 ¼ cups almond milk, ¼ cup nutritional yeast, ¼ tsp sweet paprika, 1 ½ tsp sea salt flakes
- Once the pasta is al dente, turn off the heat and strain. Return the pasta to the pan along with the sauce. Stir through to evenly cover all the pasta in the creamy sauce.
- Add the breadcrumbs to a bowl along with 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt flakes, oregano, onion powder and olive oil. Mix through to combine.1 ½ tsp sea salt flakes, 1/3 cup breadcrumbs, ½ tsp oregano, 1 tsp onion powder, 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- Pour the mac and cheese into a large baking dish and then sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the top. Turn the oven to grill and place the mac and cheese into the oven on the middle shelf. Grill for 8 minutes or until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Serve warm.
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Nutrition
Calories: 297kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 780mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 1mg