This easy, plant-based Sweet Potato Mac ’n Cheese from Whitney English Tabaie, MS, RDN, CPT (@WhitneyeRD) is made with delicious, nutritious ingredients and spotlights roasted sweet potato.
Feeling creative? Add even more vegetables to this dish and top it with additional salt-free spices, to taste. If you’re looking to add more beans to your diet, use a legume-based pasta or add some cooked tofu or tempeh.
Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potato, chopped (about 2 cups)
4 garlic cloves
1 cup unsweetened soy milk
¼ cup nutritional yeast
8 oz 100% whole-grain pasta, cooked
2 cups cooked broccoli
Instructions:
- Roast the sweet potato and garlic at 400°F for 25 minutes.
- In a high-speed blender, combine the roasted sweet potato, roasted garlic, soy milk, and nutritional yeast and process until smooth.
- In a saucepan, pour the sweet potato sauce over cooked pasta. Cook on medium heat until the sauce is warm.
- Stir in the cooked broccoli or serve it on the side.
Serves 4.
