Faux Cheesy Pasta Bake

every vegan needs a cheesy meal! this is our take on mac 'n' cheese. scrumptious!

serves 6

3 cups penne pasta
2 cups kumara
2 Tbsp margarine
2/3 cup soymilk
1/2 cup flour
1 tps ketchup/tomato sauce
1 tsp mustard
splash of soy sauce
1 Tbsp tahini
very generous sprinkle of pepper
pinch of nutritional yeast
big, big sprinkle of paprika
pinch of mild curry powder
pinch of cumin
1 tsp miso paste
a few handfuls of raw cashews, to top

directions:
1. cook up penne pasta
2. cut up kumara into small pieces & boil
3. now commence with the sauce! in a pan, melt margarine and then with a fork combine the flour until a paste is formed
4. add soymilk first, followed by tomato sauce, mustard, soy sauce, tahini, pepper, nutritional yeast, paprika, curry powder, cumin, and miso paste
5. once the kumara is tender, mash and add to the sauce
6. in a casserole dish, coat the pasta with sauce & spread cashews over the top
7. bake in an oven of 175 C for around 15 minutes, or until the cashews have taken on a golden hue!