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Recipe // Pumpkin Mac & Cheese

Creamy, cozy, plant-based Pumpkin Mac belongs at the top of your list for seasonal eats 🎃 We used the recipe by @naturallieplantbased for an update on classic mac & cheese 🍁

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By Hannah Pittel on Nov 19, 2024

Ingredients

12 oz macaroni noodles
1.5 cups russet potato, chopped
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/3 cup carrot, diced
1.5 cups water
1 cups pumpkin puree
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp nutritional yeast

Directions

1. Start by dicing up your potato, onion, carrot and add them to a medium size pot with the water.
2. Bring to boil and then turn down to simmer, cover, and let cook for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook your macaroni noodles to package instructions.
4. Once veggies are cooked, add the mix AND the remaining water to a high speed blender. Add in the pumpkin, cornstarch, salt, garlic powder, pumpkin pie spice, olive oil, and nutritional yeast. Blend on high for a few minutes until creamy.
5. Pour pumpkin sauce over cooked macaroni noodles, mix and enjoy.
6. Top with freshly ground pepper, more nutritional yeast, or red pepper flakes.

Author
Hannah Pittel

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Date
Nov 19, 2024

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