It’s possible to have comforting macaroni cheese without dairy products. The key ingredient here is nutritional yeast, which has an amazing cheesy flavour and is rich in B vitamins.
Serves: 4
Time to prepare: 10 mins
Time to cook: 30 mins
Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan
Ingredients
300g dried macaroni
125g vegan margarine
60g plain flour
1 litre boiling water
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp soya sauce
2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
A pinch of turmeric
60ml/4 tbsp vegetable oil
50g nutritional yeast flakes
A dusting of smoked paprika
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5.
Cook the macaroni in boiling water until just tender, drain and set aside
Melt the margarine in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for a minute, stirring constantly.
Whisk in the boiling water, salt, garlic, turmeric, and soy sauce and continue to stir until the mixture thickens.
Then add the oil and nutritional yeast flakes, mix thoroughly and remove from the heat.
Stir around ¾ of the sauce into the macaroni and transfer to a deep ovenproof dish.
Pour the remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with a little smoked paprika.
Place the dish in the oven to warm through (around 15 minutes), and, if you like, pop it under a hot grill to brown the top just before serving.
