Dinner for 4

Healthy Mac and Cheese

Name: Healthy Mac and Cheese
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews; 8 oz elbow pasta; 4 cups broccoli florets; 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 onion; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp fine sea salt (optional); 1/2 tsp turmeric (optional); 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp hot sauce; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 1/4 cups water; 1/4 cup nutritional yeast; optional: 2 cups spinach

Elbow pasta and broccoli are coated in a creamy cashew sauce flavored with onion, spices, lemon, and nutritional yeast.

$1.50per serving $

30 minstart to table

4servings

American Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners Cold-weather comfort

Ingredients

1 cup raw cashews
8 oz elbow pasta
4 cups broccoli florets
1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 onion
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp fine sea salt (optional)
1/2 tsp turmeric (optional)
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp hot sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
optional: 2 cups spinach

Steps

Blend the cashews, water, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, salt, turmeric, smoked paprika, and hot sauce until smooth.
Cook the onion in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Boil the pasta in water according to its package directions.
Add the broccoli during the last 4 minutes of cooking, then drain the pasta and broccoli.
Pour the cashew sauce into the onion pan and heat it over medium-low heat for 3 minutes.
Stir in the pasta and broccoli, adding the spinach if using, and cook for 2 minutes.