Meatball Marinara Mac & Cheese

If you’ve ever put tomatoes on your Mac, consider this presentation slightly elevated and improved with the addition of “meatballs”. Spaghetti who?

A special thank you to Plantbased Footprint’s Nacho Average Queso for generously providing the cheesy goodness for this recipe! (and several others for this feature).
Making mac and cheese is a whole lot easier with Nacho Average Queso. The original flavour is perfect for this, but if you like it spicy, sub the jalapeno or chipotle flavours for a little extra zip. Heat and combine with your favourite cooked noods for some easy, instant mac.

Continue keeping it simple by using your favourite jarred marinara – perhaps even a jar you’ve got open and on hand. I grabbed a jar of Classico on sale that had fire roasted tomatoes, but there are a lot of vegan jarred sauce options available. As for the “meatballs”, both Yves and Gardein make versions easily found at most grocery stores in YYC, and Ikea also makes a decent vegan meatball that you can find in their grocery section.

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And that’s Day 2 of 10 Days of Vegan Stampede 2024. If you’re making any of these recipes along with me, make sure to tag me @veganinyyc and use the hashtag #10daysofveganstampede See you soon!