Cheesy Broccoli, Quinoa, and White Bean Bake

Ingredients

    CHEEZE SAUCE
  • 2-3 sweet potatoes
  • 4 heaping cups peeled and cubed sweet potato (from 2–3 medium sweet potatoes)
  • 2 cups water
  • 2/3 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 4 medium garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • pepper to taste


    • VEGGIE MIX
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 4 medium cloves of garlic, minced
  • 3 celery ribs, diced
  • 1 bunch of broccoli, chopped into florets
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
  • 3 cups cooked white beans (or 2 15-oz cans)

    • PARMESAN
  • 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
  • 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 scant teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Peel & cube sweet potatoes
  2. Steam potatoes over quinoa
  3. Blend potatoes & sauce ingredients


  4. Preheat oven to 350
  5. Cook onion & garlic
  6. Add celery, broccoli, paprika, chili flakes, S&P
  7. Cook until broccoli bright green, add white beans & quinoa

  8. Add sunflower seeds, nutritional yeast, salt, and garlic powder in food processor. Don't over-process or you'll get butter

  9. Add cheese sauce to veggies mix, stir.
  10. Transfer to baking dish, top with parmesan
  11. Bake 20 min. Serve with hot sauce & avocado
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/cheesy-broccoli-quinoa-and-white-bean-bake-vegan/