Vegan Mac and Cheese

Ingredients
- 14 oz any shaped pasta
- 9 oz chopped broccoli
- 9 oz petite peas
- 1 ½ c raw cashews, soaked, 1h in hot water or microwaved 2 to 3 minutes
- ⅓ c nutritional yeast
- 2 T ground flax seed
- 1 T onion powder
- 1 t chipotle, or 1 T for very spicy
- ½ t salt
- ½ t turmeric
- a pinch of mustard seed
- 1 ½ c hot water
- ½ T better than bouillon
- 1 T lemon juice
for the sauce:
Directions
- Steam veggies and set aside.
- Cook and strain pasta.
- Combine all sauce ingredients and blend until smooth & creamy.
- Combine everything and mix well.
Broccoli is so good for you! To make a version you like best, try experimenting with the veggie to pasta ratio. 🥦 The edible flowers in the photos are from the Wheeler Farm Farmers Market in Salt Lake City, and I love them so much! 💚🌺



A pinch of ground mustard seed added to cooked broccoli activates the enzyme myrosinase which makes sulforaphane which is ridiculously good for you, anti-inflammatory, fights cancer, and can cross the blood-brain barrier. The same strategy applies to all cruciferous vegetables (i.e. cabbage, kale, collards or Brussels sprouts) back to any that have been cooked.