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James Strange

Dairy Free Sweet Potato Mac and “Cheese”

A delicious mac and "cheese" recipe using sweet potato and unsweetened almond milk keep the recipe dairy free and vegan. 
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 548
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Roux
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3.5 oz all purpose flour
In the blender
  • 1 cup sweet potato Roasted and mashed
  • 3.5 cups almond milk unsweetened
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 pinch Nutmeg A small pinch
Other
  • 1 pound macaroni
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Method
 

To the blender
  1. Add the sweet potato, milk, garlic, salt, mustard and nutmeg
  2. Blend until smooth and set aside
  3. Make the roux
  4. Heat 1/2 cup of neutral flavored oil on low heat. When it's hot add 3.5 ounces of flour. Whisk to blend the flour and oil together and cook on low for two minutes.
  5. Raise the burner to medium high and add the contents of your blender. Bring to a simmer.
  6. When it starts to bubble reduce heat to medium and cook for five minutes. Keep stirring to break up the sweet potato. After five minutes add the lemon and whisk in.
    Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese
Cook Your Pasta
  1. Bring a pot of water to boil
  2. Add your pasta and cook according to the manufacturer directions.
  3. When the pasta is almost done add half a cup of your pasta water to the sauce and whisk it in
  4. Drain the pasta
Combine
  1. Add your drained pasta to the sauce
  2. Mix the pasta and sauce