vegan pizza mac & cheese - hot for food

Ingredients

• 3 C elbow macaroni
• 1 pkg vegan pepperoni slices
• 1 1/2 C vegan mozzarella shreds
• 1/2 C finely diced green bell pepper
• 1/2 C finely diced red onion
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano
• 1/4 C bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 C raw cashews (soaked for 20 minutes in hot water)
• 2 1/4 C nondairy milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 C nutritional yeast
• 1/3 C pizza sauce + 2/3 cup extra for dolloping on top of the mac & cheese
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tbsp miso paste
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp arrowroot flour
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper