Chipotle Mac ‘n Cheese with Brussels Sprouts

September 27, 2013
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Chipotle Mac 'n Cheese with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Serves 4
A delicious sunflower mac 'n cheese sauce blended with chipotle peppers and topped with roasted brussels sprouts.
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Prep Time
24 hr
Cook Time
30 min
Prep Time
24 hr
Cook Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 8 oz macaroni pasta (You can use whole wheat, or brown rice pasta to make it gluten-free)
  2. 1 Ib brussels sprouts, quartered
For the Sauce
  1. 1 cup unroasted sunflower seed kernels, soaked (see directions)
  2. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  3. 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
  4. 1 small onion, diced
  5. 3 cloves garlic, minced
  6. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  7. 3 cups vegetable broth
  8. 2 tablespoons organic cornstarch
  9. 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  10. 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  11. 1-4 chipotle peppers, seeded (depending on how spicy you'd like it)
Instructions
  1. Place sunflower seeds in a bowl and submerge in water. Let soak for about 2 hours and up to overnight. Drain well.
For the Brussels Sprouts
  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  2. 2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss the quartered brussels sprouts with olive oil and a dash of salt. Bake for 18 minutes, until lightly browned. No need to flip them, just let them roast.
  3. Mean while, boil a pot of salted water for your pasta.
For Sauce
  1. 1. Preheat a sauce pot over medium heat. Saute carrots and onions in oil with a pinch of salt for about 10 minutes, until onions are translucent and carrots are slightly softened. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds or so, then remove from heat.
  2. 2) Place the carrots and onions in a blender or food processor. Add vegetable broth, corn starch, nutritional yeast, tomato paste, chipotle peppers, and sunflower seeds. Blend until very smooth. (This could take up to 5 minutes depending on the power of your machine, so give your blender motor a break every minute or so and test the sauce for smoothness. It should be very smooth, with only a slight graininess.)
  3. 3) If your water is boiling, prepare the pasta according to package directions.
  4. 4) Transfer the sauce back to the sauce pot. Turn the heat up to medium and let cook, stirring very often, until thickened. This should take about 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice and taste for salt and seasoning.
  5. 5) The pasta should be done while the sauce is thickening, so drain and place back in the pot you cooked it in. Set aside.
  6. 6) When sauce is thick, pour most of it over the pasta, reserving some to pour over individual servings. Mix it up, and serve!
Adapted from The Post Punk Kitchen
Adapted from The Post Punk Kitchen
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