Missing out on that ‘Easy Mac’? Not anymore! This microwave gluten-free, vegan, and top 8 allergy-free mac & cheese for one is just the recipe you need! Nothing beats a quick and easy bowl of macaroni and cheese for lunch that’s healthy and doesn’t require pots and pans!
It’s okay guys, I know, I cried tears of joy too! There’s no denying my obsession with mac and cheese. From curry, to one-pot, even super “out there” versions. You can keep a girl away from the gluten and dairy, but you can’t keep a girl away from her mac! Now I’ve always been curious to try cooking pasta in the microwave. I love my microwave, it even ranks above the iron, and I could cook anything in there. But could I really cook gluten-free pasta in the microwave and not have it come out…mushy and sad or hard and dry? This could’ve posed a messy challenge, but never something I wouldn’t risk, all in the name of macaroni and cheese!
Growing up with the good old blue box of Kraft, I loved trying all the fun shapes and varieties they had. My favorite was the SpongeBob shapes, there was also a fun variety that was twisty colored shapes at some point. I remember eating Velveeta a few times when I was older (so rich and decadent, but probably where my love of the shell shaped pasta came from), but I was also very well versed in the Easy Mac making once I was old enough to use the microwave myself. The ingredient list on those microwave cups is probably as long as this blog post. Regardless of food allergies…that stuff…not so pretty.
One thing that never failed to happen with my mac and cheese was of course, the ketchup! Ketchup and macaroni and cheese. One of the world’s most unlikely combos that just tastes like heaven. If it still freaks you out (it should not, by the way), think of it as pizza. The noodles of the “crust”, the cheese is the cheese, and the ketchup is the tomato sauce! See, not so weird (plus pizza dipped in ketchup is pretty spot on as well!) Since they count pizza as a vegetable anyway, this mac and cheese blows the vegetable category requirements out of the park! Using my go-to cheese sauce, this one offers a hefty dose of veggies; add the my homemade ketchup and you have a vegetable paradise on your hands!
So to bring back the lazy “after school” snack of my tween years, only 100% healthier, gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free, this microwave mac and cheese for one (aka allergy-free ‘Easy Mac’) I held nothing back in the cheesy deliciousness of perfect “cooked” microwave gluten-free pasta. This is what I’d call some quick-fix comfort food. The perfect portion size, plus vegetables, plus protein (nutritional yeast!) Feel free to use whatever shaped gluten-free pasta floats your boat. I went with Ronzoni Rotini (since that was the open box I found in the pantry at the time!)
Microwave Gluten-Free + Vegan Mac & Cheese For One (Allergy-Free ‘Easy Mac’)
- ½ Cup Gluten-Free Pasta
- ½ Cup Water
- ¼ Cup Carrot Puree
- 2 TB Nutritional Yeast
- ½ Tsp Yellow Mustard
- ½ Tsp Turmeric
- ¼ Tsp Onion Powder
- Ketchup (optional)
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine the pasta and water.
- Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stir, and cook another 2 minutes until the water is mostly absorbed.
- Now add the carrot, nutritional yeast, mustard, and spices. Mix well to combine.
- Microwave again for 2-3 more minutes.
- Mix, top with ketchup, and devour!
I am dreaming of this mac-attack! Perfect for lazy high school and college students, busy parents, and picky kids, this microwave gluten-free vegan mac & cheese for one is just the recipe you’ve been waiting for! Your thoughts and feeling about Easy Mac will never be the same again! Heck, your thoughts on gluten-free pasta will never be the same! Now will you think about vegan mac & cheese or your humble microwave again…ever…your life has been officially changed (for the better) as of today! I told you, you would be crying tears of joy 😉
So tell me:
+ Blue Box Kraft? Easy Mac? Velveeta? Homemade? What mac & cheese did you grow up with?
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What what, microwave mac n cheese? That’d definitely make my life easier these days! 😛 I love that you used carrot puree, and so happy that I finally got myself some nutritional yeast! 😀
This is the epitome of time-strapped burnt out (healthy) meals 😉
This looks so yummy!!!
Thank you!
I love your style, Rebecca. There isn’t a hurdle that would scare you or make you give up! Really clever of you to create this nice and easy recipe to do in the microwave. Perfect for students!
Haha, thank you Mel!
Vegan recipes are so hard to find. Thanks for putting it up
Haha, no they’re not, but glad this caught your eye!
This looks awesome! You had me at “microwave” LOL
Haha, right? The best!
Excited to try this out, looks tasty!!
Thank you! Enjoy!
There is no comfort food as plain ol’ mac and cheese. Can anything be better than that? But you know what, NO KETCHUP for me pl. And girl you have ketchup on pizza? I am horrifed. Just kidding.. to each his own.
Gayathri @ Musings Over Nothing
Ketchup on everything!
Love this…and thanks for the one serving recipe! Can’t wait to try it 🙂
Single-serves are the best!
My son has been having trouble with gluten and dairy products. This recipe would be great to try for him.
He will absolutely love this!
Every once in a while, I crave mac n cheese! This looks delish!
The craving is always there waiting 😉
Thank you so much for this recipe. Bob misses cheese one in a while so I’ve started collecting dairy free “cheese” recipes. It’s not something I had really wanted to get into since there is already so much I have to watch out for and make myself for the way we eat. I thought a cheese substitute would be a lot of work. But your recipe looks easy and I got a recipe this week for a vegan “nacho” sauce that is easy. So Bob might be getting his “cheese” every so often.
Carrot puree and nooch is my go-to!
Believe me or not, I’ve never eaten mac and cheese! (I know, WHAT?!) Your recipe looks so good, though. Might as well try it already. I’m seeing that people don’t like ketchup on mac and cheese – well, you got my attention there, because I love ketchup on everything, haha!
Well you were destined for some mac & cheese WITH ketchup then! xo
This looks sooo delicious!!!! Can’t wait to give it a try–sans ketchup. lol
Haha, I still want you to try it 😉 A little dab!
OH wow this recipe is all most making me want to get a microwave. Vegan mac and cheese is the best!!
Pretty horrifying that you don’t!
What a lovely looking carrot-based mac n cheese! To me, ketchup is a must with it 🙂
YES! Glad to hear you’re part of the team 😉
This looks delicious! I’ve been told I should switch to gluten free so I may have to try this!
Only if you have celiac!
Oh delicious and comforting! Now all I need is a microwave. Would this be as easy and quick in a pan do you think?
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Ugh, well then if you read my post you could use my one-pot recipe which makes a bigger batch.
I love how “clean” this is! Great ingredients!
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The healthiest mac and cheese!
Carrot puree is such a great idea and tricks you into thinking it actually has cheese! haha. Loving this super easy and healthy mac and cheese! xo
Yup and it tastes fantastic!
Love this idea! I definitely had my time when I lived on Easy Mac. Boxed mac and cheese was sadly one of the first things to go when I started transitioning to a healthier lifestyle!
Haha, as it should be, but now we have a better option 😉
Sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try it! I haven’t had Mac and Cheese in years!
O no! Why not? Make this asap!
Yes, sometimes you just want to prepare dinner for just one person. This recipe is winner.
Single gals gotta eat!
This is such a great idea! It really doesn’t get much easier. And who wouldn’t want a bowl of delicious mac and cheese?
Exactly 😉
Yummy! I love mac and cheese. So easy to make and bonus that it’s vean!!
Couldn’t be any other way!
This is absolutely desirable. My daughter wants mac and cheese almost everyday so this recipe made my day.
This will be so easy and healthy to whip up!
Looks pretty simple and yummy!
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Very simple and very yummy!
This mac and cheese is loaded with the good stuff!
Sure is!
Ha ha. My microwave definitely ranks above my iron too!
And certainly Mac and Cheese ranks above them all! 🙂
Those are both very wise and true statements 😉
This mac looks tasty! I love how quick and easy it is, too! YUM!
Ready on demand!
I’m dairy free so I’m excited to try this!! 🙂 Thanks!
I hope you love it 😀
Oh my! I’ve been craving mac and cheese, just had some delivered the other day and savoured every bite, really expensive to buy though so will defo be giving this a go – thank you xx
You must be “ordering” some gourmet mac!
Looks just like the kind I ate in college, only healthier.
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Ha, yes, way healthier!
Cant wait to try this recipe, looks and sounds delicious xxx
Thank you so much!
great healthy mac and cheese, I love that you used carrots and turmeric. Love the video too, great job
Thank you!
LOL, you lost me at ketchup too, but what a great idea — especially for the kids who are missing their old stand-bys.
The best addition 😉
wow thats’ a new twist to the mac n cheese! loved your idea of carrots and turmeric in this.
Not a twist, just my classic vegan allergy-free sauce 🙂
I have to say, I would never have thought to try ketchup on mac n cheese, but now that I think about it, I would probably like it because I dip grilled cheese into ketchup. Some people think it’s gross-but whatever! Everyones tastes are different! 😉
Isn’t it grilled cheese and tomato soup? Haha! Whatever form of tomato..doesn’t matter! Just bring a little red somewhere!
This looks great–well, other than the ketchup!! YUCK–LOL!!
Gotta try it girl 😉