High protein vegan mac n cheese
Creamy high protein macaroni cheese with tempeh bacon crumble. A delicious vegan high protein meal.
Ingredients
- 400 g Tempeh
- 350 g Silken tofu
- 800 ml Soy milk unsweetened
- 5 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic granules
- 300 g Macaroni dry weight
- 4 tbsp Olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Plain flour
Tempeh seasoning blend
- 1 tsp Garlic granules
- 1 tsp Onion granules
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Smoked paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C
- Break up the tempeh into small chunks and add to the food processor.
- Process until a crumb like consistency is achieved.
- Add the seasoning blend ingredients and 2 tbsp of olive oil to the tempeh and mix well making sure all the pieces are coated.
- Add to a lined baking tray and bake in the oven for 15-20minutes mixing a few times throughout to make sure the pieces on the edges don’t burn.
- Whilst the tempeh is cooking its time to make the macaroni sauce.
- To a blender add the silken tofu and soy milk and blend until smooth.
- Next to a saucepan add 2 tbsp of olive oil and the flour and mix into a paste.
- Add the tofu mixture into the paste and stir well on a low heat to combine.
- Now add the apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper and garlic granules and keep on a low simmer to cook the sauce. Be sure to keep an eye on the consistency and add little amounts of soy milk if it becomes too thick.
- Meanwhile cook the pasta to the packet instructions.
- Now combine the drained macaroni with the sauce and mix well.
- Serve up topped with the tempeh bacon crumbles and garnish with some vegan parmesan and parsley.
Notes
Sauce consistency- I love a super sauce mac n cheese but if you don’t then feel free to add less soy milk than the recipe says and adjust to your liking.
Extra protein- If you’re looking for even more of a protein boost try a lentil or chickpea pasta instead of the macaroni.