Vegan Mac & Cheese

Baked Vegan Mac & Cheese!!!

Ingredients:

• Pasta of your choice - I chose pin wheels, macaroni is good too :)
• 2.5 cups Vegetable Broth
• 0.5 cup Coconut Milk
• 2 cups of Raw Cashews - soaked in water for 4-8 hours
• 1/2 Yellow Onion
• 5 Garlic Cloves
• 2 Tbsp. Corn Starch
• Small Can (4oz) Green Chilies
• Chili Powder
• Turmeric
• Cayenne Pepper
• Paprika
• Mustard seed or powder
• Cilantro
• Salt & Pepper
• Bread Crumbs for topping when broil
• Broccoli and Cauliflower (optional)

Start:

1. Cook the onion and garlic in a pan with some olive oil until transparent
2. Boil Pasta al dente while you set everything up - then spread out in a cast iron skillet
3. On the side, you can cook up small pieces of broccoli and cauliflower in a pan with some olive oil, a little bit of the sauce you just made and a small amount of water
4. Put everything in a blender: cooked onion & garlic, vegetable broth, soaked cashews, coconut milk, corn starch, green chilies, chili powder, turmeric, cayenne pepper, paprika, mustard seed, salt & pepper - liquefy the sauce
5. Pour sauce over pasta in the cast iron skillet and sprinkle bread crumbs over the pasta
6. Place in oven on broil for 2-4 minutes, or until breading looks toasted
7. Serve Vegan Mac & Cheese HOT and mix in broccoli and cauliflower if interested!

Arroz con Pollo

Arroz con Pollo - crock pot slow cooking

Ingredients: 6 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time 6-8 hours

• Chicken Legs / Drumsticks (2 pounds) 
• Rice
• 3 medium Red Potatoes
• 1 whole Sweet Onion
• 2 red bell Peppers
• 1.5 cups of Red Wine for cooking
• Couple Tbsp. Olive Oil
• 5-6 cloves of Garlic
• Coriander
• Cumin
• Paprika
• Oregano
• Turmeric
• Cilantro
• Garlic powder
• Salt & Pepper

Start: 

1. Rub chicken with coriander, cumin, paprika, turmeric, Oregano, garlic powder, salt & pepper
2. Place chicken on bottom on crock pot 
3. Cut up red potatoes and spread out on top of the chicken
4. Blend onion, red bell peppers, red wine, olive oil, garlic cloves in a blender to make sauce
5. Pour over potatoes and chicken
6. Add fresh cilantro on top 
7. Cook on the low setting on the crock pot for 6-8 hours or until the meat falls off of the bone
8. Serve over rice