Spicy Vegan Crab Mac & Cheese

Vegan 1hour 30mins Intermediate

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This Mac & Cheese recipe has evolved since I was a young kid growing up. When we were first vegan there weren’t as many options for cheeses as there are now. I learned to make this dish with nutritional yeast and flour. As more and more products came out I was able to experiment and eventually I developed a new family recipe. By adding gardein’s crabless cakes I have made this recipe my own. Kacie loves spicy food so I decided to make it with a hot flavor that goes along with the crabless cakes. The results are amazing! You can pair this meal with some barbecue tofu, seitan, or baked beans. Add a salad or some steamed veggies for a balanced meal. Remember to make Veggies the majority of the plate. For a drink, a nice pomegranate Kombucha on the side will set this meal off right. You can always take the spice and crabless cakes out, but I recommend trying it at least once. Let me know how you like this recipe or what you added to make it your own in the comments below.

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Spicy Vegan Crab Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

    Crab Cakes
  • 2 packs gardein crabless cakes
  • 4 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
    • Cheese
  • 1 tub medium firm tofu
  • 1 cup, plant-based milk (We used Good Karma unsweetened flax milk)
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup Nutritional yeast
  • 3 bags shredded vegan cheddar cheese (We used Follow Your Heart)
  • 1/2 cup plant-based butter (We used Earth Balance)
  • 1/4 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp red chili pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
    • Macaroni
  • 1 pack (16 oz) macaroni noodles (Durum Wheat)

Instructions

    Crabless cakes and macaroni can be cooked at the same time
    Crabless Cakes:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 450
  2. Put crabless cakes in a medium sized bowl
  3. Drizzle with avocado oil
  4. Sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning, oil and mix until evenly coated
  5. Place on baking tray with foil underneath
  6. Cook for 5-7 mins or until golden brown and crisp on outside
  7. Cut into small bite sized pieces and place back in oven for 3-5 mins
  8. Take out of oven and set to the side.
  9. Turn oven down to 400 degrees
    10. Macaroni:
  10. Cook macaroni in a large pot according to package instructions and place on side.
    11. Cheese:
  11. In a blender, add tofu, plant-based milk, salt, Italian seasoning
  12. Blend until smooth
  13. Add 4 cups of water in a large pot on high heat
  14. Then add nutritional yeast, shredded cheese, mustard, and butter to water
  15. Whisk until ingredients are combined
  16. Add 14 ounces of the blender mixture and stir into cheese sauce
  17. Turn to medium heat and continue to whisk
  18. You can add more of blender mixture if you want your cheese thicker
  19. Add crab, sea salt, cayenne and chili pepper flakes to cheese
  20. Mix and allow to thicken for 5-10 mins
    21. Combine:
  21. In the baking dish pour noodles and spread evenly
  22. Pour cheese on to noodles and mix
  23. Sprinkle paprika on top
  24. Cover baking dish with parchment paper and then aluminum foil
  25. Bake on 400 for 30 mins
  26. Take out of oven
  27. Remove parchment paper and aluminum foil
  28. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top
  29. Add shredded cheese on top if desired
  30. Place baking dish back in oven, uncovered
  31. Bake for 5- 10 mins, until golden brown on top
  32. Remove and allow to cool for 10-15 mins
  33. Enjoy!
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