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Mac and Cheese Style - The Mediterranean & Vegan Way (cashews-free)

Pelagia & Mary - Greek Appetite
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 250 gr macaroni or similar pasta type
  • 100 gr smoked tofu cut into cubes (optional but delicious)
  • 50 gr extra virgin olive oil
  • 50 gr chickpea flour
  • 2-3 garlic cloves cut into small pieces
  • 500 gr plant-based milk
  • ½ tsp nutmeg powder
  • nutritional yeast
  • salt, pepper

Instructions
 

  • Boil the pasta for a bit less of the cooking time indicated on the package because they will be also cooked for a while in the oven.
  • If you add smoked tofu, sauté it in a bit of olive oil and set it aside.

Prepare the béchamel type sauce:

  • In a saucepan, sauté the oil with the chickpea flour, add garlic, mix and finally add the milk.
  • Cook on medium heat and stir regularly until you have a thick béchamel.
  • Remove from the heat, add the nutmeg, the quantity of nutritional yeast you want, salt, pepper and mix.
  • Add the pasta and the tofu, transfer them to a baking pan, sprinkle nutritional yeast on top and bake them in an oven at 180°C/356° F for 5 to 10 minutes.
Keyword chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, vegan