My sister makes the best macaroni and cheese anyone has ever tasted. I recently asked her for her recipe. She is one of those that does not measure anything, but with some thought she was able to come up with some approximations. I took her recipe and turned it into a gluten free macaroni and cheese recipe using Tinkyada or Trader Joe’s gluten free brown pasta and topped it off with homemade seasoned gluten free bread crumbs. Some like the bread crumbs seasoned and other do not. What will you make?
Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese
A wonderful, creamy, gluten free macaroni and cheese recipe. Creating a cheese sauce is lower in calories than using just lots of melted cheese, and it turns out much creamier. So yummy!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Tinkyada or Trader Joe's brown rice penne or spiral pasta or your favorite gluten free pasta
- 2 Tablespoons butter or butter substitute
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch
- 1 cup non-fat milk or milk substitute
- 1 1/4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese or cheese substitute: Daiya vegan dairy-free cheese
- 5-6 Tablespoons Seasoned Gluten Free Bread Crumbs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Boil 2 cups pasta for about 3/4 the usual cook time.
- Once the macaroni has cooked, add cold water to boiling water and macaroni to stop the cooking process. Drain and run cold water over the pasta.
- Add pasta to a small casserole dish.
- In the same sauce pan melt 2 tablespoons butter.
- Sprinkle in cornstarch a little bit at a time while stirring.
- Removed from stove top and add milk a little bit at a time while stirring.
- Add cheese and stir until melted.
- Pour sauce over macaroni and toss lightly until cheese sauce is distributed.
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs over macaroni and cheese sauce.
- Bake at 350°F for about 10 minutes.
Tips
You can use any type of gluten free bread, including a really heavy one. I use my failed bread attempts for bread crumbs, or the ends. If you bake you may have tried different recipes and have some loaves that turned out like bricks, too!
You can use any milk or milk substitute you wish.
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My Mac and Cheeseless gets raves it’d gluten free vegan. I’ll never eat dairy or subs again.
Wow, Kate! You’ll have to share. Do you use nutritional yeast?