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Simply Pasta: Vegan Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Vegan Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

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Author: Teri-Ann Carty

Ingredients

  • 3 cups roasted cubed butternut squash - divided
  • ½ yellow onion - diced
  • 2 cloves garlic - minced
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • ½ cup raw cashews - soaked overnight
  • Pinch salt and cracked pepper
  • 1 heaping tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 cup cashew milk
  • 1-1 ½ cup pasta water
  • 1 bag farfalle noodle
  • 10 sage leaves

Instructions

  • Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to the package instructions. 
  • Heat olive oil in a pan and sauté garlic and onion. Remove from heat. 
  • In a high speed blender place cooked garlic, onion, 2 cups roasted squash, turmeric, curry powder, nutritional yeast, cashews, Dijon, cashew milk, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. 
  • Start adding in hot pasta water until the sauce reaches desired consistency. Place cooked pasta back into the pot and pour sauce over pasta. 
  • Add 1 cup roasted butternut squash. Gently toss to combine. If the sauce is too thick, add more hot pasta water. 
  • In a small pan, heat oil over medium heat, fry sage for 1-2 minutes, flip, and fry for 30 more seconds. Place a paper towel to soak up excess oil. 
  • Season with chilli flakes, Maldon salt, cracked pepper and fried sage.

Notes

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