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5-Ingredient Vegan Mex-Style Mac ‘n’ Cheese

January 10, 2017 By Salad Therapy Jump to Recipe2 Comments

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Easiest vegan mac n cheese ever! Only 1 pot, 5 ingredients, and 10 min (once water is boiling). Very slight Mexican flavor, which is awesome. This is our family’s go-to healthy comfort food in a pinch since we usually have all the necessities on hand already. If you want, go crazy and add some veggies like mushrooms, greens, zucchini, peppers, onions…or don’t. Either way, you can’t go wrong.

Mexican Mac 'n' Cheese

Salad Therapy
This creamy comfort food is perfect when short on time and ingredients.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Dinner, Entree, Pasta
Cuisine Mexican-American, Vegan
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag Trader Joe's brown rice quinoa pasta
  • 1/4 cup raw almond butter
  • 1/2 cup salsa
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • Salt to taste start with a teaspoon

Instructions
 

  • Boil pasta for about 5 minutes until not quite al dente, then drain, leaving about a quarter cup of the pasta water.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients while flame is low until creamy, dreamy, and cooked all the way through. Be careful and do NOT overcook as it quickly gets too soft.
  • Adjust seasoning if necessary.
  • Demolish.
  • Cry that it's over.
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  1. Sam

    October 7, 2021 at 1:44 am

    5 stars
    This was so good and easy! My favorite kind of recipe!

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    • Salad Therapy

      October 7, 2021 at 1:47 am

      Thank you! It is definitely a go-to meal here when time is short and comfort food is what we need!

      Reply

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