Creamy Vegan Green Chili Mac & Cheese Recipe (with Chili Mayo!)

Ingredients

• 1 cup peeled and medium-diced yellow potato*
• ½ cup peeled and medium-diced sweet potato
• ½ cup medium-diced carrot
• ⅓ cup small-diced yellow onion
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• ⅔ cup whole raw cashews
• 8 cups dry macaroni pasta (gluten-free if preferred)
• ⅓ cup reserved cooking water
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast**
• ¼ cup tapioca starch
• 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder**
• 1 Tbsp fine Himalayan pink salt or sea salt
• ¾ tsp dry mustard powder
• A pinch of ground turmeric
• A pinch of ground paprika
• ¼ cup + 3 Tbsp unsweetened oat milk
• ¼ cup + 2½ Tbsp canned coconut milk***
• 3 Tbsp vegan butter
• 1½ Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 can (4½ oz/127 mL) of chopped green chilies
• ½ cup vegan mayo
• 2¼ tsp sriracha
• 2¼ tsp sambal oelek (chili garlic sauce)
• 1 tsp rice vinegar