Creamy Mac N Cheez

This is a delicious, healthy(er), cruelty free, version of mac and cheese.  The cheez sauce is thick and creamy and has a powerful flavor. 

You will need:

Cheez Sauce:

-1 cup of nutritional yeast flakes “Nooch”

-1 cup of all purpose flour

-2 cups of warm water

-1 tbl Dijon mustard

-1 tsp lemon juice

-Garlic powder (to taste)

-Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Pasta:

-Shiritaki Penne Noodles

Optional Ingredients:

-Fresh tomatoes (diced)

-Fresh peppers (diced)

-Fried Onions

What to do:

Cheeze:

-Pour 2 cups of warm water in a sauce pan.  Pour in nooch and stir until dissolved.

-Combine all other ingredients, except flour, into the sauce pan. Stir until mixed.

-Place on stove on medium heat. 

-As the mixture heats up, slowly add the flour, stirring constantly.  Ensure that the flour does not clump.

-As the mixture heats, it will thicken.

-When it gets to desired thickness, remove from heat.

Pasta:

-The shiritaki noodles need to be removed from the water in the package and drained and rinsed very well.  They have a slightly unpleasant smell that will go away, but they need to be rinsed off very well.

-Place the noodles in fresh water and let boil (Do not boil in the water from the package).

-Boil rigorously for 5-10 minutes.

-Drain very well.  I recommend pressing down lightly with a paper towel.  Do not press enough to damage noodles, but enough to get excess water off of them.  These noodles tend to soak up water.  If you do not drain them thoroughly, the cheez will get thin.

-Mix pasta and cheez together

-Stir in tomatoes and peppers and top with fried onions

-Enjoy!