Spicy Roasted Veggie Mac and Cheese
Everybody loves a good bowl of Mac and Cheese. It’s super comforting, seriously delicious, and 100% soul warming. And this version? It’s super light on the dairy and packed with veggies!
A total weeknight win.
This Spicy Roasted Veggie Mac and Cheese is wildly easy to make and flexible based on what you like/is in the fridge.
My favorite part about this bowl of creamy goodness is this light cheese sauce. We’re using a standard technique for vegan cheese sauce—roasted butternut squash! The combo of roasted squash, nondairy milk, nutritional yeast and miso, with a few spices and you have a delicious, creamy sauce that gets close to a good cheese sauce.
Now if you want to keep it vegan without adding the cheese, be my guest…I love it that way!
However, in this mac and cheese, I wanted to add a little real cheese flavor into the sauce, so we add a small amount at the end to really tie it all together!
It’s all up to you! Make this Spicy Roasted Veggie Mac and Cheese alllll yours!
- 1 1/4 cups butternut squash cubes
- 1 medium onion
- 4 cups veggies (peppers, brussel sprouts, broccoli, etc)
- 1-2 jalapenos
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 lb pasta whole wheat, gf or regular!
- 1 cup nondairy milk
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 2 tablespoons miso (or 2 teaspoons dijon mustard)
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded white cheddar optional
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan optional
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil sliced
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Preheat the oven to 425ª F. Toss the butternut squash cubes in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and bake for 30 minutes.
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Once cooled slightly, toss butternut squash cubes in the blender, and add the onion and chopped veggies to your sheet pan. Roast for another 20-30 minutes.
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Cook pasta according to direction on the package and drain.
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In the high-speed blender with the butternut squash, add the nondairy milk, nutritional yeast, garlic clove, miso, Italian seasoning, chipotle seasoning, salt and pepper. Blend on high until thoroughly mixed.
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Add the sauce into the cooked pasta along with all the roasted veggies, the shredded cheese, if using, and the basil. Serve!
