Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

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Homemade Macaroni and Cheese is a perfect comfort food. Our recipe uses gluten free pasta and a dairy free creamy sauce.

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

1 cup roasted butternut squash, see notes below
1 cup raw cashews, soaked in hot water for 1 hour
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ cup water
1 tablespoon truffle oil, or use extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon unrefined sea salt
¼ cup nutritional yeast, such as this one from Bragg’s
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
6 cups cooked chickpea pasta or gluten free pasta

OPTIONAL: 1 cup organic sharp cheddar, to make this dairy free, use dairy free organic cheese

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare pasta according to instructions. Strain the pasta and add to a large pot, such as this 5.5 quart.
To a high speed blender, place 1 cup of cooled roasted butternut squash (see notes below), the soaked cashews, lemon juice, water, truffle oil, salt, nutritional yeast, cayenne pepper, and paprika. Process until smooth and creamy.
Stir in the butternut squash sauce and stir until well combined.
Place the homemade macaroni and cheese to a large casserole dish and top with shredded organic sharp cheddar. Put in the oven and bake for about 10-15 minutes. If you want the cheese to crisp on top, place under a broiler on LOW for 3-5 minutes. Watch closely to not burn
Serve warm.

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Notes

TO ROAST THE BUTTERNUT SQUASH:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the butternut squash in half and place a baking sheet, cut side up. Rub the flesh with extra virgin olive oil and season with salt.
Roast the butternut squash for about 35-40 minutes or until flesh is fork-tender.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool. When cool enough to handle, scoop out 1 cup of pulp and set aside. Reserve leftover roasted squash for another dish, double this recipe or eat it as-is!

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