Could I make the sauce ahead of time?

Yes, but it would make for more dirty dishes. You might only want to do that if you have other plans for the sauce.

Do you have any other cheese sauces I could use for my pasta?

Yes! We have this Vegan Cauliflower Cheese Sauce , Vegan Melty Cheddar Cheese Sauce , and Easy Soy-Free Nut-Free Vegan Cheese Sauce .

Could I use this cheese sauce for anything else?

Oh boy, there are a lot of great uses for this cheese sauce. You could make something like our Vegan Philly Cheesesteak with seitan or soy curls and pour the sauce over the sandwich. You could use it as a dipping sauce for fries. You could use it as a topping for a casserole, especially a vegan tater tot casserole. And that's probably just the beginning.

The Best Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe Ever (Fast and Easy)

Name: The Best Vegan Mac and Cheese Recipe Ever (Fast and Easy)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 Ounces Elbow Macaroni; 0.75 Cups Soy Milk (see note 1); 1.5 Tablespoons Vegan Butter (see note 2); 7-8 oz Vegan Cheese Shreds; Salt, to Taste, OPTIONAL, See Note 3

Description

Ready for the Best Vegan Mac and Cheese on the Internet? This Mac's vegan cheese sauce is rich, gooey, and uses only 4 ingredients!

Ingredients

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8 ounces Elbow Macaroni
0.75 cups Soy Milk (see note 1)
1.5 Tablespoons Vegan Butter (see note 2)
7-8 oz Vegan Cheese Shreds
Salt, to Taste, OPTIONAL, See Note 3

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Instructions

Boil Pasta: Start a small to medium size pot on medium high heat and wait until it comes to a boil. Add pasta and cook until Al dente.
Strain Pasta: using a fine mesh strainer, drain pasta of water. Leave pasta in strainer for now.
Melt Butter: add butter into pot and heat on medium heat. Break up butter and continue to stir until it is fully melted. Then add milk and stir to combine.
Add Cheese and Stir: gently add cheese to pot and continue to heat. Your cheese should slowly begin to melt and combine into a smooth mixture.
Add Back Pasta: carefully add back the pasta from the strainer and then mix until it's fully combined. Now would be a good time to add meatballs if you made them.
Serve: add pasta to bowl and enjoy with whatever toppings you'd like.

Notes

Note 1: Almost any other unflavored and unsweeteened dairy free milk should work, like almond milk or other nut-based milks. Just be careful not to get a vanilla flavored one! We will note that we like using soy milk for its high protein, so that might influence the thickness of the cheese sauce. When in doubt, either cautiously add the milk a little at a time or have some reserve cheese on hand to help further thicken the sauce if needed.
Note 2: Most vegan cheese you can buy at a store should work for our purposes. But so far, we've tested two brands of cheese and both have worked great. Violife has always been great for our recipes, and it did just as well here melting. But we've recently found a new cheese that has pleasantly surprised us; The True Goodness vegan cheese (not sponsored). It melts super well in sandwiches, vegan quesadillas, and certainly pasta. We recommend you trying it if you have it near you! We've also had great luck in the past with Follow Your Heart Vegan Cheese Shreds and the newer formula of Daiya Vegan Cheese Shreds (it tastes better and melts better!).
Note 3: Depending on a number of factors, like if you salt your pasta water or how salty your vegan cheese is, your need to salt may vary. We personally didn't need to salt our pasta, but you might have different needs.
Note 4: Be sure to start with hot water instead of cold water from your tap. Pre-heated water always comes to a boil faster and will save you time!

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Dinner, Pasta
Method: Stove Top
Cuisine: American, Italian, Comfort