Sweet Chili Vegan Mac
It is sweet and ‘cheesy” with a hint of spice, the perfect comfort meal for an evening in or a lazy afternoon. The sweetness of the chili sauce and roasted peppers pairs beautifully with the hardiness of the Chickapea noodles. It is ready in under 30 minutes and is gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan. This is a mouthwateringly delicious meal that you will want to keep entirely for yourself.
Sweet Chili Vegan Mac
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Course: Dinner
- Cuisine: Canadian
- Servings: 4 people
Roasted Pepper Ingredients:
- 3 red, yellow, or orange bell peppers, seeded and chopped
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- ½ tsp table salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
Vegan Mac Ingredients:
- 1 Package Chickapea Vegan Mac
- 1 Tbsp salt, (for cooking pasta)
- ¾ cup plant milk (oat milk used for thickness)
- 2 Tbsp vegan butter
- 3 Tbsp plain vegan cream cheese
- 1 ½ Tbsp sweet chili sauce
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp chipotle chili powder
- ½ tsp flaked salt
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup green onion, thinly sliced
- Finishing salt to taste
Roasted Pepper Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 375° F
- In a medium bowl toss chopper bell peppers with avocado oil, salt and garlic powder
- Spread out the peppers evenly on a baking tray
- Bake for 25 minutes, shaking the pan every 10 minutes to stop the peppers from burning
- Once tender and cooked remove them from the oven and add to the vegan mac recipe as directed
Vegan Mac Instructions:
- With 10 minutes remaining on the oven roasted peppers, prepare Chickapea Vegan Mac to package specifications (heat 8 cups of water and 1 Tbsp of salt in a large pot over high heat until boiling. Add pasta, decrease heat to maintain a gentle boil. Stir and cook pasta for 5 minutes)
- Drain and rinse the pasta with warm water and add it back to the pot
- Place the pot on the warm burner and set the heat under it to lowest setting
- Mix the contents of the vegan mac seasoning package, vegan butter, plant-based oat milk, and vegan cream cheese into the pasta, stir until combined
- Add sweet chili sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, chipotle chili powder, flaked salt, red pepper flakes, and roasted bell peppers to the pot, stir well
- Plate each portion of the vegan mac and top generously with green onion
- Enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
- Tofutti vegan cream cheese was used in this recipe
- If you enjoy spice, decrease the amount of sweet chili sauce by ½ Tbsp and add more red pepper flakes to taste