{"id":98345,"date":"2023-09-01T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T05:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearlybybestchoice\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=98345"},"modified":"2023-08-31T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:31:00","slug":"sweet-potato-mac-cheese","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/recipes\/sweet-potato-mac-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Potato Mac &#038; Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is sweet, noodly, and cheesy all over? <strong>Sweet Potato Mac &amp; Cheese<\/strong>, of course! You can\u2019t go wrong combining sweet potatoes and savory seasoning with a cheesy dish. This fun take on traditional mac &amp; cheese will get your tastebuds jumping and your kids begging for more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>Spray a baking sheet with Clearly by Best Choice Cooking Spray and place the cubed sweet potato, quartered onions, and garlic, with the peel on, on the baking tray.<\/p>\n<p>Drizzle the ingredients on the tray with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss all the ingredients to evenly coat vegetables.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98347\" src=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearlybybestchoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-2-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Cubed sweet potato, quartered onions, and garlic.\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-2-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-2-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-2-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-2-2048x1389.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Place the baking tray in the oven and roast the vegetables for 20 to 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the tray from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Peel and place the roasted garlic in a heavy-duty blender or food processor, along with the roasted veggies, cashews, nutritional yeast, thyme, non-dairy milk, and vegetable broth.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98350\" src=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearlybybestchoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blend ingredients together in a blender or food processor.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blend all the ingredients together until smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions.<\/p>\n<p>Drain all the water and return the pasta to the pot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98349\" src=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearlybybestchoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cooked pasta\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pour the vegetable sauce over the pasta and mix well.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer the mac and cheese to a serving dish and top with fresh basil or parsley, if desired.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98348\" src=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearlybybestchoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/Sweet-Potato-Mac-Cheese-6-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"Finished Sweet Potato Mac &amp; 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