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.

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

        Method

        1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5.
        2. Cook the macaroni in boiling water until just tender, drain and set aside
        3. Melt the margarine in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for a minute, stirring constantly.
        4. Whisk in the boiling water, salt, garlic, turmeric, and soy sauce and continue to stir until the mixture thickens.
        5. Then add the oil and nutritional yeast flakes, mix thoroughly and remove from the heat.
        6. Stir around ¾ of the sauce into the macaroni and transfer to a deep ovenproof dish.
        7. Pour the remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with a little smoked paprika.
        8. 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.

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        Recipe details

        Serves: 4

        Prep time: 0 hr

        10 mins

        Cook time: 0 hr

        30 mins

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