This mac & cheese sauce is made with vegetables! Goes great over pasta for mac & cheese, as a dip with vegetables (like broccoli or carrots) or chips, and even goes great in chili to make a great chili mac recipe.
3mediumYukon potatoes~3 cups, peeled and rough diced
2small-medcarrotschopped
3clovesgarlichalved
1/4mediumsweet onionchopped
1regularRoma tomatochopped
1/3cupnutritional yeast
1tsponion powder
1/2tsppaprika
1/8tspturmeric
1/2tspsalt
1-2tbsplemon juice
1 1/2tbspsoy sauce or tamari
1tspvinegarwhite or apple cider
1/2tspmustardyellow, dijon, etc. - your preference
~1 1/2cupscooking waterreserved after cooking
Instructions
In a medium to large saucepan, combine potatoes, carrot, garlic, onion & tomato
Fill pan until vegetables are just covered
Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes
Remove from heat and let cool for eat least 5 minutes [note #1]
Transfer to blend or food processor and add all other ingredients
Blend until smooth, adding more spices as needed to taste
Serve by itself as a dip with veggies, over pasta, nachos, chili mac, etc. [note #2]
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Notes
It's easiest to blend the mixture if you let it cool down first. I typically cool mine for 30 minutes before blending. While some blenders/food processors can handle hot foods or liquid, if your blend is airtight it will create pressure while it blend and can cause the lid to "pop" or explode when opening it after blending.
I typically enjoy this sauce as mac & cheese over pasta with chopped spinach, chili flakes & blended cashews as a topping, or with my Anaheim chili recipe.