Easy One Pot Vegan Mac and Cheese with Spinach
Easy vegan mac and cheese made in one pot with added spinach. No need to cook the pasta first, so less washing up
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 433kcal
Ingredients
- 100 g macaroni
- 400 ml oat milk (or your regular milk)
- 40 g frozen spinach (1 block or a generous handful of fresh spinach)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley (or a handful of fresh, chopped)
- 2 teaspoons dried chives (or a few stalks of fresh, chopped)
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (also known as nooch)
- 50 g vegan cheddar (grated)
- 1 teaspoon mustard (I like dijon or American yellow mustard for this)
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot, add the macaroni, fresh or frozen spinach and milk.
- Next add the herbs.
- Now add all those yummy flavours that will give this a rich cheesy flavour. First add the garlic powder, nooch and mustard.
- Then, add the grated vegan cheddar and season with salt and pepper, then mix well.
- Cook the pasta in the sauce for 15 to 20 minutes over a low to medium heat until the pasta is al dente and the sauce has thickened.
- Taste to check the seasoning and adjust if neccesary.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use frozen or fresh spinach.
- You can use fresh or dried herbs and vary them if you like.
- If you don't have nutritional yeast, you can just use vegan cheddar, but it is worth buying as it boosts the cheesy flavour and adds a portion of Vitamin B12.
- Once cool, you can store this plant-based macaroni cheese in an air-tight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- To cool it quickly, remove it from the pot and leave it to cool in the tub you will be cooling it in. Only add the lid once you are putting it in the fridge.
- Reheat the macaroni cheese in a pot or in a bowl in the microwave.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 433kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 625mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 6149IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 400mg | Iron: 5mg
