My wisdom teeth are out but my mouth is still very much sore and eating is still hard to do. As much as a I love yogurt and pudding and ice cream galore I needed something a bit more substantial to eat and today I was ready to try to eat food I could chew. My daughter loves mac n cheese but we both have the sniffles and cheese would only irritate the problem so I decided to play with my old vegan cheese recipe and make a super creamy vegan veggie mac n cheese.

This recipe came out perfectly and I was able to eat it without pain and of course it was also delicious. This would be great with panko bread crumbs on top to add crunch but since I didn’t want to hurt my already sore jaw I decided to leave it out and instead sprinkled flax meal and nutritional yeast on top. The flax added just enough crunch to satisfy that baked crispy top I love but it was still soft enough to eat without much chewing.

I hope you enjoy this recipe and if you try it let me know, I would love to see your results.

What you need

6 tbsp earth balance

2 tbsp flour

1 tbsp corn starch or arrow-root

1 onion

2 cloves of garlic

half a head of cauliflower

2 small zucchini

1.5 cups of nutritional yeast, you can find this in the winco bulk bins

1 cup of a milk of choice (hemp, soy, oat , anything works)

1 cup veggie broth

1 tbsp cracked red pepper

1 box whole wheat macaroni shell pasta

salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp flax meal mixed with nutritional yeast and salt for topping ( optional)

How to make it