{"id":565,"date":"2011-05-25T13:37:58","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T18:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/?p=565"},"modified":"2011-05-25T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T18:38:48","slug":"mac-cheese-tvp-casserole-mmmm-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/mac-cheese-tvp-casserole-mmmm-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac &#038; Cheese &#038; TVP Casserole (mmmm #vegan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay &#8211; so this comes from one of my very favorite cookbooks &#8211; but it&#8217;s not directly from there.  The book: The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Vegan Cooking&#8230; is fantastic.  Buy it.  Now.<\/p>\n<p>So here goes &#8211; <\/p>\n<p>The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Vegan Cooking<br \/>\nVegan Mac &#038; Cheese &#038; TVP<\/p>\n<p>Servings\/Yield &#8211;<br \/>\n4 hearty servings<br \/>\nRating<br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<p>Vegan<br \/>\nNUTRITION FACTS<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 4<br \/>\nAmount Per Serving<br \/>\n**PLUS CHEESE SAUCE**<br \/>\nCalories: 584<br \/>\nTotal Fat: 20.72g<br \/>\nCholesterol: &#8212;<br \/>\nSodium: 295mg<br \/>\nTotal Carbs: 88.56g<br \/>\n    Dietary Fiber: 8.38g<br \/>\n    Sugars: 6.05g<br \/>\nProtein: 26.39g<br \/>\n3 cups Sprial Macaroni, dry<br \/>\n\u00bd Cup Dry Breadcrumbs<br \/>\n1 tablespoon Parsley<br \/>\n\u00be teaspoon Garlic Powder<br \/>\n\u00be teaspoon Paprika<br \/>\n\u00be cups Vegan Cheese Sauce Mix, see recipe<br \/>\n\u00be cup Vegan Cheddar Cheese , shredded<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon Dry Mustard<br \/>\n1 cup TVP<br \/>\n\u215b teaspoon Cayanne<br \/>\nsea salt, to taste<br \/>\nFresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste<br \/>\n\u00bc cup Olive oil<br \/>\n\u00bc cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour<br \/>\n2 cups Almond Milk<br \/>\nNutmeg<br \/>\nSea Salt<br \/>\nWhite Pepper<br \/>\nMethod<\/p>\n<p>1.Boil Spiral (or whatever) macaroni: 7-9 minutes, according to pkg instructions. NOTE: DO NOT RINSE&#8230; leave in HOT colander and set aside for a few minutes.<br \/>\n2.Make Bechemel Sauce: combine 1\/4 cup olive oil and 1\/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour in a small simmer pot on medium heat. Whisk until it becomes fragrant and is well blended. <\/p>\n<p>Add almond milk &#8211; a little at a time &#8211; while continuing to whisk. The mixture will become thick as it cooks, but will thin out when you add more almond milk.<\/p>\n<p>Over about 2 minutes, add all the almond milk (2 c) while stirring constantly. Set aside.<br \/>\n3.PREHEAT OVEN 375:<br \/>\n4.Lightly Oil Baking Dish (9&#215;9):<br \/>\n5.Assemble!: Return Macaroni to the pot. Add bechamel sauce, vegan cheese sauce mix, shredded vegan (DAIYA!) cheese, remaining 1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1\/2 teaspoon paprika, and cayenne&#8230; and stir WELL to combine and prepared rehydrated TVP. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.<br \/>\n6.Transfer to Baking Dish: After you&#8217;re satisfied that it&#8217;s really mixed together, transfer to pan.<br \/>\n7.Sprinkle Breadcrumb topping evenly on top. : Spray with Olive Oil using mister or can. <\/p>\n<p>8.Bake 25 to 30 minutes: Or until topping is golden brown and crisp. Remove from oven, let cool 5 minutes prior to serving.<\/p>\n<p>NEEDED: Vegan Powdered Cheese Sauce Mix:<\/p>\n<p>The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Vegan Cooking<br \/>\nVegan Cheese Sauce Mix<\/p>\n<p>Servings\/Yield<br \/>\n16 servings<\/p>\n<p>NUTRITION FACTS<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 16<br \/>\nAmount Per Serving<br \/>\nCalories: 120<br \/>\nTotal Fat: 6.14g<br \/>\nCholesterol: &#8212;<br \/>\nSodium: 295mg<br \/>\nTotal Carbs: 10.89g<br \/>\n    Dietary Fiber: 3.21g<br \/>\n    Sugars: 0.74g<br \/>\nProtein: 7.41g<br \/>\n\u00be cup Raw cashews or almonds<br \/>\n\u00bd cup Rolled oats<br \/>\n\u00bc cup sunflower seeds (raw)<br \/>\n1 cup Nutritional Yeast Flakes<br \/>\n2 tablespoons Arrowroot<br \/>\n2 teaspoons dry mustard<br \/>\n2 teaspoons Garlic Powder<br \/>\n2 teaspoons Onion Powder<br \/>\n2 teaspoons Sea Salt<br \/>\n1 teaspoon Paprika or Chili Powder<br \/>\nMethod<\/p>\n<p>1.Vita Mix (or blend) it: Add cashews, oats, and sunflower seeds in food processor or VitaMix and blend for several minutes until fine. Scrape down sides to ensure all is mixing well. Add nutritional yeast flakes, arroroot, dry mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and paprika and process another minute or so longer. <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it! Transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months!<br \/>\n2.Vegan Cheese Sauce from Mix: To prepare cheese sauce from mix, whisk together 1\/2 cup vegan cheese sauce mix and 1 cup water or soy milk in a small saucepan, and cook &#8211; over medium heat, whisking often, for 2 to 3 minutes or until thickened. This makes 1 cup vegan cheese sauce. Serve with raw or steamed vegetables, baked potatoes, pasta, or other dishes &#8211; or use dry mix to season and flavor sauces, soups, vegetables, or popcorn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay &#8211; so this comes from one of my very favorite cookbooks &#8211; but it&#8217;s not directly from there. The book: The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Vegan Cooking&#8230; is fantastic. Buy it. Now. So here goes &#8211; The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Vegan Cooking Vegan Mac &#038; Cheese &#038; TVP Servings\/Yield &#8211; 4 hearty servings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":567,"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions\/567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}