Roasted Carrot Mac And Cheese Food

POTATO / CARROT MACARONI & "CHEESE"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place potatoes, carrots, water (should be enough to come about 1/2 inch from the top of the potatoes and carrots), salt, chicken seasoning, onion powder and garlic salt together in a pot, mix together, and cook on medium heat till potatoes and carrots are soft.
• While veggies are cooking, heat water for ziti noodles; when boiling add ziti noodles.
• Cook till al dente.
• When veggies are done, cool or add a couple ice cubes to cool it down.
• Blend together with nutritional yeast flakes and oil until smooth.
• Add more water if it's too thick, add more salt if needed, should be a little on the salty side as the pasta will absorb some of the salt.
• Drain the ziti noodles.
• Pour"cheese" sauce over ziti noodles in a casserole dish and mix inches.
• Place dish in oven and bake for 30 minutes.

CARROT MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°. In a medium saucepan, combine the carrots with the zest and juice and 1/4 cup of water. Season with salt and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over moderate heat until the carrots are very soft, about 30 minutes. Discard the zest. Transfer the carrots and any liquid to a blender and puree until very smooth.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.
• Return the pasta to the pot. Add the reserved water and the carrot puree and cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until the pasta is coated with a thickened sauce, about 5 minutes. Stir in three-fourths of the cheese and cook, stirring, until very creamy, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Stir in the tarragon and season with salt and white pepper.
• Transfer the pasta to a medium baking dish and top with the remaining cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.