- prep: 15 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 45 min
Summary
Creamy and comforting Green Chile Mac and Cheese, with a kick of jalapeños and topped with a panko-cilantro breadcrumb mix. This is a healthy version of a classic dish with a dairy-free makeover.
Ingredients
- 16 oz. elbow macaroni, gluten free if desired
- 3/4 cup raw cashews
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 2 tablespoons vegetable broth
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium white onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 4 tablespoons all purpose flour or amaranth flour (if GF)
- 3 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 (4 ounce) cans green chiles
- 2 jalapeños, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs, gluten free if desired
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 202 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 12 g 18.38%
- Saturated Fat: 2 g 11.83%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 799 mg 33.28%
- Calcium: 22 mg 2.21%
- Potassium: 208 mg 5.95%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 9.11%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 20 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 6.97%
- Sugar: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 0.71%
- Vitamin C 15.16%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq