The creamiest, dreamiest sauce on your mac ‘n’ cheese. You picturing it? Now imagine that it’s dairy-free and also full of veggies. Whaaaat???? How? Squash, that’s how. Trick your kiddos into eating their veggies with this butternut squash sauce.
This is the ultimate hack. “Mac ‘n’ cheese” that’s gluten-free AND dairy-free (paleo)? Satisfy that craving and still stick to your paleo lifestyle or Whole30 challenge.
If you aren’t paleo, this sauce would be great on gluten-free or regular macaroni / pasta. Or as a dipping sauce for bread. It would also be good if you just drank it through a straw. Go ahead, I won’t judge.
The texture of spaghetti squash isn’t quite the same as pasta so don’t go in expecting that. But we love spaghetti squash as pasta in our house. If you don’t, sub in regular pasta or zoodles. Let’s be real, the sauce is the real star here.
The flavor adventure.
All the elements of a good cheese sauce are here: the coconut milk and squash blended together make it creamy.
Lots of garlic and herbs bring the flavor.
One of my favorite dairy-free secret weapons gives a little bit of that cheesy taste without the cheese.
Nutritional yeast.
Ever heard of nutritional yeast? It’s an inactive yeast that has a little bit of cheese flavor without actually being cheese. How?
I honestly have no idea. All I know is that it makes SUCH a difference when I’m not eating cheese. Stir it into sauces, sprinkle it on top of pasta dishes or garnish soups with it. It’s a master of disguise and a true secret weapon.
It’s a key component to this dish so don’t skip it. We buy ours on Amazon (all the praise hands for free 2-day shipping), but you should be able to find it at your local health food store or vitamin shop.
Stop reading and make this mac ‘n’ cheese.
This delicious, super creamy sauce made possible by our awesome blender. A good blender is key to get this sauce super duper creamy! Chef away, friends. Just try not to lick the pot too aggressively.
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