Mac N’ Cheese-less

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 cup raw cashews*
• 12 oz. 100% whole wheat short elbow pasta
• 6 cups sweet potato, peeled, cut into ½-inch cubes
• 4 cups unflavored, unsweetened almond milk
• 2 tsp. mild hot sauce such as Cholula (optional)
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• ¾ tsp. kosher salt
• ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• *Silken tofu may be substituted for cashews, although the taste and texture will be different.