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Vegan Black Pepper Mac and Cheese with Potato Carrot Cheese Sauce

July 24, 2015 By Richa 89 Comments

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Vegan Black Pepper Mac and Cheese with a light potato carrot cheese sauce. Free of dairy, egg, corn, nuts. Can be made soy-free and gluten-free with gf pasta. 30 minute meal. Add cashews to make a thicker creamier sauce. Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe. 

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Vegan Black Pepper Mac and cheese with Potato Carrot Cheese Sauce| Vegan Richa #vegan #macncheese #nutfree

More Mac n cheese! Cannot have enough mac recipes right.

Veggie cheese is all over the web recently. So I made some my way. No prep needed, no mashed potatoes needed. Cook the potatoes and veggies you want to use for 15-18 minutes. Blend, boil with pasta, done. Easy and simple. 

And black pepper oh my. I don’t know why I haven’t added this much pepper to my mac before. It tastes amazing! more pepper= more fun.

This is a light sauce. For a creamier sauce, add sesame or pumpkin seeds or cashews. Use whole grain pasta or gf pasta to preference. Add more veggies in the cheese sauce or add with broccoli and use less pasta. Variations are endless. The veggie cheese sauce is one of those sauces that either one loves or doesn’t (as seen on the interweb on the many variations of the sauce) just like the butternut sauce mac :).  

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More Macs and Pasta recipes from the blog. 

  • Masala Mac and Cheese Vegan Recipe
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  • Pumpkin Sage Pasta with Pumpkin Cream Sauce and Crispy Sage
  • Instant Mac and cheese mix in a jar 
  • Nacho Mac and cheese Casserole

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Vegan Black Pepper Mac and Cheese with Potato Carrot Cheese Sauce

Vegan Black Pepper Mac and Cheese with a light potato carrot cheese sauce. Free of dairy, egg, corn, nuts. Can be made soy-free and gluten-free with gf pasta. 30 minute meal. Add cashews to make a thicker creamier sauce. Recipe inspired by several veggie cheese sauce recipes.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time35 mins
Total Time55 mins
Course: Pasta
Cuisine: American
Keyword: vegan mac and cheese, vegan mac and cheese recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 284kcal
Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups (562.5 ml) water
  • 1 medium potato about 1 cup or use 3/4 cup mashed potatoes
  • 1/3 cup (42.67 g) chopped carrots
  • 4 garlic cloves or 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp chopped onion or use 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 (0.5 ) green chili optional
  • 1/2 (0.5 ) medium tomato chopped
  • 1/2 to 1 tsp prepared mustard
  • 2 tsp soy sauce or liquid aminos
  • 3 to 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 2 to 3 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil omit to make oil free
  • 1/3 tsp (0.33 tsp) paprika
  • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) sriracha optional
  • 3/4 tsp (0.75 tsp) or more salt
  • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) white pepper
  • 3/4 to 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper divided
  • 6 to 8 oz (6 oz) elbows pasta cooked to preference
  • 1 cup (91 g) broccoli chopped small

Instructions

  • In a skillet, add water, potato, carrots, garlic, onion, chili and tomato. Cover and cook over medium-high heat for 17 to 19 minutes or until the potato is very tender and breaks easily. (add 2 Tbsp cashews for creamier sauce). Cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile, cook the pasta to aldente. (in parallel with the above step if you like).
  • Add the potato carrot mixture to a blender with the rest of the ingredients. Blend until smooth. taste and adjust salt and spice.
  • Transfer to the pan over medium heat. Add salt, white pepper, 1/3 tsp black pepper. Mix in. Bring to a boil. Carefully taste and adjust salt, cheesiness (add more nutritional yeast if needed).
  • Add the cooked pasta and broccoli or other veggies. Mix in. Cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the sauce comes to a good boil and thickens.
  • Let it sit for 5 minutes. Mix in the rest of the freshly ground black pepper (1/2 to 2/3 tsp). Sprinkle more pepper if you wish and serve/

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Notes

For creamier sauce or variation: Add tbsp cashews, or 1-2 Tbsp sesame seeds or pumpkin seeds with the potato and carrots or add a tbsp of flour to the blended sauce.
If you like your broccoli and veggies a bit cooked, add them to the pasta pot, 5 minutes before the pasta will be taken off heat. Drain both and keep aside.
Dont like carrots? Use zucchini
Nutritional values based on one serving

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Vegan Black Pepper Mac and Cheese with Potato Carrot Cheese Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 284 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 604mg26%
Potassium 506mg14%
Carbohydrates 44g15%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 2145IU43%
Vitamin C 32mg39%
Calcium 49mg5%
Iron 2.7mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. arti says

    March 22, 2020 at 1:57 am

    5 stars
    truly awesome.
    vegan comfort food at its best,…did not even miss “regular ” cheese
    thanks @ Richa

    Reply
    • Richa says

      March 22, 2020 at 12:15 pm

      thanks!

      Reply
  2. Yvette says

    April 9, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you for sharing this very tasty and comforting vegan recipe!! I truly enjoyed it!! I added turmeric for some added color but it was already tasting great! Paired it with black beans & rice and collard greens. It was simply fantastic!!

    Reply
  3. Julia says

    April 25, 2020 at 11:49 am

    5 stars
    I like this a lot. I usually use a recipe with coconut milk but this is an exceptional alternative when I don’t have any on hand. Other than the green chillies, which I omitted along with the sriracha, I have all these ingredients stocked at all times so it can’t get any more convenient than this. I will say it has a spice to it so I would probably cut back on the paprika and black/white pepper for anyone who is sensitive, and omit the green chillies and sriracha like I did.

    Reply
  4. Katherine says

    August 5, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Five years later, I still make this cheese sauce all the time. I’m about to make it for dinner right now, I never get tired of it.

    Reply
    • Vegan Richa Support says

      August 5, 2020 at 8:32 pm

      wow! That’s half a decade

      Reply
  5. Anjali says

    August 14, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    Thank you thank you thank you. I made mac and cheese without any real cheese….i am sooooo in love with the taste. Loved it!!!!

    Reply
  6. Dave Big Chief says

    September 11, 2020 at 7:46 am

    3 stars
    I’d swap the water for a 3 1/2 cups plant-based milk — it makes the sauce looser and creamier. Also swapping the soya sauce with 2 tsp white miso has more umami. If you want more of a cheese taste add 1 tsp lactic acid and half the lemon juice. Consider soaking the cashews for a few hours…

    Reply
  7. Sruthi Muralidharan says

    November 3, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    5 stars
    I made this today. Gorgeous recipe, never making mac and cheese any other way ever again.

    Reply
  8. Surbi says

    January 11, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    5 stars
    Super delicious! Super easy! Will definitely make again!
    Eliminated the chili pepper and sriracha to make it less spicy for the kids (added sriracha in my own bowl because that is yum).
    Also subbed miso for the soy sauce as someone suggested.

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    • Vegan Richa Support says

      January 12, 2021 at 9:15 am

      love the sriracha also. Thanks

      Reply
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