Sweet Potato Comfort

Macaroni and Sweet Potato Melt

There is a recipe at the blog, Glow Kitchen, for a vegan macaroni and cheese, but it has oil in it and although the flavors blend into a delicious dish, it doesn't really seem like macaroni and cheese.  It is more like a lemony sweet potato party.  I wanted to try making it without the oil, and rename it so as not to put the expectation of mac and cheese in the taster's mind.   I also ended up making the "sauce" a little bit thinner and bumped up the crunchy topping with more immunity boosting ingredients.
This casserole makes a nice side dish for four.  Thank you Glow Kitchen!

Recipe for Sweet Potato Comfort
2 cups cooked whole grain macaroni
1 cup broccoli florets, bite sized and cooked just until bright green, tender-crisp
Sauce ingredients to be blended together:
1 sweet potato, cooked and mashed
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, or juice from one lemon
1/4 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 tsp miso paste (omit for soy-free version)
1/2 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
dash of white pepper

Combine all the ingredients and spread into shallow casserole dish.  Cover with topping before broiling until golden brown.

Topping:
2 teaspoons each:
flaxseed meal
nutritional yeast
walnuts, chopped
sunflower seeds
chia seeds


See original recipe here:  http://www.glowkitchen.com/2012/06/macaroni-cheese/