Cashew cheese really delivers makes the dairy free mac and cheese experience as authentic as possible. This recipe does need you to plan ahead a little, soaking cashews for the best part of a day before you make the cheese, but if you are the plan-ahead type of cook, or can soak the cashews before leaving for work and complete the prep when you.
Years of recipe testing led to this worth-the-wait version of our creamy original. Dairy free cheeze, tender organic rice pasta and a rich, smooth sauce come together in one truly tasty dish. Gluten free/dairy free/lactose free/vegan/soy free/kosher/plant based
UPC Code - 042272-00043-2
- Organic Pasta (Organic Wheat Flour), Organic Vegan Cheddar Flavor Seasoning (Organic Rice Syrup Solids, Organic Palm Oil, Sea Salt, Organic Corn Starch, Organic Pea Protein, Natural Flavor, Sunflower Lecithin, Lactic Acid, Organic Annatto Extract For Color, Silicon Dioxide For Anticaking).
- Annie’s Homegrown Organic Vegan Shells and Creamy Sauce. The link to this photo or video may be broken, or the post may have been removed. This mac and cheese is made with pumpkin and sweet potato. Annie’s Homegrown Organic Gluten Free Vegan Elbows and Creamy Sauce.
Ingredients
Ingredients
ORGANIC RICE PASTA (ORGANIC RICE FLOUR, FILTERED WATER), FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC VEGAN CHEDDAR-STYLE CHEEZE (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC POTATO AND CORN STARCH, ORGANIC COCONUT OIL, SEA SALT, ORGANIC GROUND SUNFLOWER KERNELS, NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONCENTRATE [CARROT, PUMPKIN AND APPLE], ORGANIC ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR]), ORGANIC VEGAN MOZZARELLA-STYLE CHEEZE (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC POTATO STARCH, ORGANIC COCONUT OIL, SEA SALT, ORGANIC GROUND SUNFLOWER KERNELS, NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONCENTRATE [CARROT, PUMPKIN AND APPLE]), ORGANIC SWEET RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT, ORGANIC NUTRITIONAL YEAST, ORGANIC MUSTARD SEED POWDER, ORGANIC ANNATTO (COLOR). Includes Sunflower Seeds.
Nutrition
| Nutrition Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 serving per container | ||
| Serving size | 1 tray (227g) | |
| Amount per serving | ||
| Calories | 380 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 15g | 19% | |
| Saturated Fat 10g | 50% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 820mg | 36% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 55g | 20% | |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 4% | |
| Total Sugars 0g | ||
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Protein 5g | ||
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | ● | Calcium 20mg | 2% |
| Iron 0.4mg | 2% | ● | Potassium 110mg | 2% |
| * | The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
Cooking Directions
OVENS MAY VARY
Microwave Oven Remove overwrap. Alienware m14x r2 drivers. Place tray on a microwave--safe plate. Cook on high for 3 minutes. Stir. Cook on high for 1-2 more minutes. Let sit 1 minute. Serve.
Conventional Oven Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove overwrap. Place tray on a baking sheet. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Let sit 1 minute. Serve.
Toaster Oven Remove overwrap and tray. Place in an oven-safe dish. Follow conventional oven directions.
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Aldi is on top of popular diets such as keto, gluten free, and especially vegan. The grocer sells an entire line of vegan products, with some of them in stores year round and others rotating in for short periods throughout the year. Vegan products I’ve spotted at Aldi during the past couple of years include beefless crumbles, a variety of burger patties, coconut milk ice cream, meatless meatballs, and vegetable potstickers.
One of the most recent vegan items to show up on store shelves was vegan macaroni and cheese.
Earth Grown Vegan Cheddar Flavor Mac & Cheese cost $1.49 for a 6-oz. box at the time of publication.
This is an Aldi Find (Special Buy). That means it’s only in stores for a short time, so if you miss it this time, you’ll have to wait until the next time it comes around, and we don’t know exactly when that might be.
The box says this is a plant-based recipe that is dairy free (hence, vegan).
The first several ingredients include enriched macaroni, maltodextrin, organic palm oil powder, salt, and cane sugar. Like many vegan foods, this does have some processed ingredients.
If you’re looking out for allergens, this contains wheat.
Nutrition information and ingredients. (Click to enlarge.)
Each box contains about 2.5 servings, and one 1-cup serving has 280 calories, 9 grams of total fat (12% DV), 2.5 grams of saturated fat (13% DV), 420 mg of sodium (18% DV), 42 grams of total carbohydrates (15% DV), 1 gram of dietary fiber (4% DV), 2 grams of total sugars, less than 1 gram of added sugar (1% DV), and 6 grams of protein.
Briefly comparing the nutrition info to other boxed macaroni and cheese kits in my pantry, the Earth Grown mac and cheese is lower in calories and sodium compared to Aldi’s Cheese Club Shells and Cheese (which has 360 calories and 830 mg of sodium in 1 cup) and name-brand Kraft Three Cheese mac and cheese (which has 360 calories and 750 mg of sodium in 1 cup). Suhr serial number. Picasa photo viewer for windows 10.
To prepare this mac and cheese, boil six cups of water. Stir in the pasta and boil for 7-10 minutes or to desired tenderness, stirring occasionally. Drain, and do not rinse. Return pasta to the pot and add 1/2 cup of unflavored almond milk and 2 tablespoons of plant-based buttery spread. Add the contents of the seasoning packet. Mix well until smooth and creamy.
Because my family does not eat a strictly vegan diet, I prepared this with regular whole milk and butter.
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My family noticed the seasoning/cheese powder is a brighter orange color than a lot of other boxed mac and cheese dinners we’ve prepared, but once the powder was stirred in, it looked like standard store-bought mac and cheese.
As for how it tastes, I thought it was okay. Some family members really liked it and asked for seconds. Another family member thought it had a slight aftertaste, but the rest of us didn’t notice, or it wasn’t enough to be an issue for us. Half of us thought this was a more mild or bland-tasting macaroni and cheese without as much cheese flavor as non-vegan varieties we’ve eaten, but it wasn’t bad, and it can always be doctored with salt and pepper, extra cheese, or a cheese substitute if you’re trying to keep it vegan.
Overall, if eating vegan is important to you, this is a decent boxed mac and cheese.
The Verdict:
Earth Grown Mac & Cheese is lower in calories and sodium than a lot of other traditional boxed macaroni and cheeses we’ve tried, and while its flavor is more on the mild side and not the cheesiest, it’s not a bad option if you’re looking for an easy vegan lunch.