White Trash Vegan Cooking #3- Mac and Not Cheese

[LeftyMom]

Another adapted recipe, this one is kind of a hybrid of a recipe expatriot posted in the Tofu Ghetto (aka the Vegetarian/Vegan/Animal Rights group) and the one I was using previously, combining the easy preparation and nicely textured “cheese” sauce of his version and the seasonings I liked from the other recipe.

A note about ingredients before you begin: Nutritional yeast is a flaky yellow powder that can be purchased at natural foods stores and in the bulk or health food sections of some supermarkets. It’s high in B12 and many other nutrients and is often used to add a cheesy flavor to food. The Chinese hot mustard powder is available at most Chinese and southeast asian grocers, or it can be purchased online. I rarely see it at regular grocery stores but maybe you’ll have better luck.

Step One: Prepare one pound of pasta normally. I like rotelle, but shells, macaroni and farfalle (bowties) work nicely too. While it’s boiling prepare the sauce in a separate saucepan.

Step two: Prepare the sauce

1/2 cup white flour
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp. Mexican seasoning blend (I usually use this in place of chili powder to avoid bitterness)
1 TBSP garlic powder
up to 2 cups hot water
1/4 cup canola or safflower oil
1/2 tsp powdered Chinese hot mustard
1 tsp soy sauce

Combine flour, nutritional yeast, chili powder and garlic powder in saucepan then add the hot water in slowly, whisking constantly. Warm the mixture over medium heat, stirring often and taking care not to scorch it. Add the oil, soy sauce and mustard. Continue cooking and stirring the mixture until thick. Add garlic or Mexican seasoning to taste.

Step three: Drain cooked pasta, combine pasta and cheese sauce and serve.

[ThomCat]

1. Yum, Yum, Yum.

Gonna try this one this weekend! :7

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

2. Sweet!

Thanks for doing these great receipes LM :hug:

[Beaverhausen]

3. This looks yummy!

Thanks! :hi:

[flamingyouth]

4. Here's a question for you

How long does not-cheese keep in the 'fridge? I made a batch about 10 days ago and used only half of it. I was just wondering how long it would hold up in there or if I should freeze it? :hi:

[LeftyMom]

5. My understanding is that the safe storage guideline for refrigeration

is two days for foods with animal products and three for foods without. I think that may be a bit overcautious, but I wouldn't keep it in the fridge more than three or four days, and I'd give it a good hard boil before adding the pasta, just to be on the safe side. Any longer than that, I'd definitely freeze it.

I have a really touchy stomach though, so YMMV.

[xmas74]

6. Health department will usually tell you that

any well-covered dish can be refridgerated for three days. You should either freeze the leftovers before then or dump after three days.

/sorry. Used to work in a kitchen.

[LeftyMom]

7. Don't be sorry at all

Thanks!

[xmas74]

8. No prob.

When you work in a kitchen you learn lots of tricks.

Former baker, BTW.

(on edit: it's not the animal product that you have to worry about w/ storing leftovers. It's the actual cooking process itself. If you were into raw foods you could store them a bit longer w/o worrying about them going bad, as long as they were not dressed in anything. The cooking process is what can cause the bacteria to go overboard.)

[flvegan]

9. Mmmmm....

sounds white trash-errific!

[LeftyMom]

10. The food's good too.

:P

[querelle]

11. Tater Tot Casserole

Not necessarily vegan, but definitely white trash. Enjoy!

Estimated time:
10 mins prep time, 50 mins cook time

Number of servings:
10-12

Ingredients:
1 32 oz bag tater tots
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 med onion (chopped)
1 cup corn flakes

Directions:
Thaw tater tots and break up. Add ingredients one by one, mixing after each. Spread in buttered pan, best if let set overnight. Top with corn flakes that have been mixed with 1/2 cup melted butter. Cook at 350 for 50 mins.

Sit outside yer trailer under the confederate flag afterwards drinking beer to get the full effect.

Cheers!

Q

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

12. It could be made vegan white trash.

Just use vegan sour cream, vegan margarine, the not-cheese from the mac & cheese recipe, and a vegan cream veggie soup.

[txwhitedove]

13. Hi, LeftyMom. This is so much fun. I will be trying your recipes

this weekend. As an Attempting-Vegan, I will have to go shopping for these ingredients. My youngest daughter will be very interested in your recipes. Her college major is Nutrition and currently interns at a small local hospital.