Vegan Mac & Cheese - Guiding Stars

Ingredients

• ½ head garlic
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
• ½ head cauliflower, chopped
• ½ small yellow onion, diced
• ½ carrot, peeled and diced
• ½ stalk celery, diced
• 1 tsp. smoked paprika (optional)
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• ½ (13.5 oz.) can unsweetened, low-fat coconut milk
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• 1 lb. small pasta shells
• 2 (15.5 oz.) cans of no-salt-added cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 bunch kale, stemmed and chopped