After posting this dinner last night on my Instagram I had a few requests for the recipe so here it is.
We spent most of yesterday out of the house at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival about an hour south of Portland. It was luckily a beautiful day and we soaked up the sun and festival with friends.
After parting ways we headed to the outlets since they were on the way home and mama needed some new clothes. After two many hours of shopping we finally headed home. While in the car we got to talking about dinner and discussed grabbing dinner out but Edith insisted that we eat dinner at home and that we have mac and cheese. We agreed but first stopped to pick up a few provisions which included the ingredients to make said mac and cheese.
My original thought was to do a customize your own mac and cheese and then Neil said “you know what would be really good [in the mac and cheese] some of that Sweet Earth bacon” so his brilliant idea won. I added kale because kale + bacon is great and because greens. Everyone enjoyed it and it was deemed a must make again meal.
- 3/4lb of Small Pasta, cook according to package
- 2 Tablespoons Earth Balance
- 2 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
- 1 2/3 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, room temperature or lightly warmed
- 1 Cup Shredded Dayia Cheddar Cheese
- 4 Garlic Cloves, divided
- 1 Vegan Chik'n Boullion Cube
- 1 Package Sweet Earth Natural Foods Benevolent Bacon, thinly sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil, divided
- 1 Bunch Lacinato Kale
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- While pasta is cooking saute the kale and 2 cloves of garlic in 2 teaspoons of olive oil over medium-high heat until softened. Remove from the pan and set aside; add the remaining olive oil and sautee the bacon until lightly browned. Set aside.
- In a small sauce pan heat melt the Earth Balance over low heat. Whisk in the flour and cook on low for 90 seconds whisking the entire time. Whisk in the the garlic and cook for 30 more seconds.
- Slowly whisk the almond milk into the Earth Balance and flour mixture and then whisk in the vegan chik'n boullion cube. Cook over medium-high heat until the sauce coats the back a spoon.
- Add the Dayia to the sauce and whisk until combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Once the pasta is cooked and drained return the pasta back to it's pot and add all the ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Enjoy!
What is your favorite mac and cheese recipe? Do you like to add anything special to yours?
oh! I love Mac and Cheese. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I’ll definitely try that š
We were at the tulip festival this past week too! The recipe looks amazing.
That looks like a great balance of comfort but healthy andfun photo with the beaming faces in the tulips!
Looks delicious!
Healthy Max and cheese? Sign me up!
I love Mac & Cheese and bacon, and kale – great combo!
Oh me, oh my. Mac and cheese with bacon AND kale. Hallelujah! Going to HAVE to give this a try. Thanks for sharing, cheers!
I totally want to make my own vegan mac n cheese at home soon! Before vegan I always used to make my own cheese sauce so it’s a given that I must do it now with daiya! This does sound pretty divine. Nice work š
You are fast at posting recipes after Instagramming!
I don’t eat any processed foods so most of this is out for me, but I do love the idea of throwing chopped kale into something with bacon from our hog share!
Yummy! I love veggies in my mac n cheese, too!
Had me at pasta, lost me at bacon. (Stupid food allergy.)
Great idea for the add-ins! I love a good pop of green in something more muted in color. It makes it taste better just by looking at it. š
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