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Vegan Cheese Sauce
- 1 cup cashews (soaked in water for 15 mins)
- 1/4 onion (chopped)
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Broccoli Bake
- 1 head of broccoli (chopped)
- 8–10 baby bella mushrooms (sliced)
- 4 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 1 bag of Banza Rice ((or 8 oz of other rice))
- 1/4–1/2 cup almond milk
- fresh basil (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Add cashews to a bowl, cover in warm water and soak for 15 mins.
- In a large pot or dutch oven, add chopped broccoli and 1/4 cup water. Cover the pot with a lid and steam broccoli for 8 mins. You don’t want the broccoli to be super tender, but enough to stick a fork through without much resistance.
- After broccoli is tender, add chopped mushrooms and minced garlic and fry in the pan for 5 mins.
- While the vegetables are frying, prepare the cheese sauce. Add all the cheese sauce ingredients to a high powered blender and blend together.
- Pour cheese sauce into the pot. Add the uncooked Banza rice to the pot. Stir all the ingredients together until everything is covered with the cheese sauce.
- Add an extra 1/4-1/2 cup of almond milk to make the mixture more creamy and not as dry.
- Transfer the pot to the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
- Top with fresh basil and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: American