Not-so-cheesy mac-n-cheese

Emily of the Daily Garnish fame has turned me on to a new ingredient with multiple uses– Nutritional Yeast. First, let me be honest and tell you all that I have a total blog crush on Emily. Someday, I am sure we will meet, and if she is half as cool as she seems on her blog and tweets, it’ll be a blast. Emily is trained in the culinary arts and has some very healthy recipes on her blog. She also runs. Are we not a match made in heaven? Ha ha!

Ok– Nutritional Yeast…it’s good for you. It is a complete protein and full of B vitamins, so I ordered some from Amazon and dove head first in to trying to use it. When I first opened the package I thought it smelled like powdered cheese.  I thought this would be perfect considering I wanted to use it as a substitute for cheese in making mac-n-cheese. I have to admit, I made a fatal error. I told TB it would taste like mac-n-cheese. Next time, I’m going going to do that.

I used Emily’s Cheast Sauce recipe with a few modifications– I didn’t have millet flour, so I used whole wheat, and I don’t like margarine, so I used butter. If you wanted it to be completely vegan, you could use margarine. I mixed the sauce with wheat macaroni. I found the recipe to be rich, creamy, and very filling.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!