Butternut Squash and Cashew Mac & Cheese
This is an ultimate comfort food, usually considered as a junk food, but this time its a health food!
Creamy from cashew nuts, with an intense colour from
butternut squash and cheesiness from nutritional yeast.
Cashews are rich in fibre, heart-healthy fats, and plant protein. They’re also a good
source of copper, magnesium, and manganese — nutrients important for energy
production, brain health, immunity, and bone health.
Butternut squash has a beautiful vibrant orange colour and a good source of vitamin
E, vitamin B6, folate, manganese and vitamin A.
Recipe Ingredients
4 Servings
300g of dried whole-wheat macaroni (or gluten free alternative)
250 g butternut squash, peeled chopped and steamed
½ small onion, diced
1 garlic clove, peeled and diced
40g unsalted raw cashew nuts, soaked for few hours (SOAK IN ADVANCE)
125 ml plant-based milk (soya, cashew, almond)
4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
Pinch of nutmeg
Juice of ½ lemon
Dish Preparation
25 Minutes + soaking time
Cook your pasta as per packet instructions, drain and leave to one side.
Place a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for the ‘’cheese
sauce’’ with a splash of water, then add the garlic and continue to fry for
another minute.
Drain the soaked cashews and add to a high-speed blender with the steamed
butternut squash, cooked onion and garlic and the remaining ingredients for
the creamy sauce. Blend until totally smooth.
Stir into the cooked pasta and heat on a low heat to warm and serve
Allergens
Nuts/Soya
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Breakfast Porridge
This Breakfast porridge is a delicious start to the day – easy and cheap to make, it offers a great substitute to a regular low-fat breakfast.
Recipe Ingredients
One Serving
400ml milk of choice or water (or 50/50% mix of both)
1 cup organic jumbo oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp ground flaxseeds
Optional additions:
Pumpkin seeds / sunflower seeds / flaxseeds
Frozen or fresh berries, chopped dates and nuts; dried berries (sultanas, cranberries, goji, currants)
Cinnamon, vanilla extract, fresh fruit, cacao nibs, protein powder of choice, maple syrup drizzle
Dish Preparation
25 Minutes
Gently heat milk/water in a saucepan until just about to boil
Add oats, groundflaxseed andchia seeds
Stir in added flavourings and chosen additions
Simmer for a few minutes, serve with toppings of choice.
Allergens
Sometimes we use some ingredients which could potentially cause allergies in some people.
When a recipe has allergens, we list them here.
Water
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