Disney Shares Recipe for an EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Favorite

The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is still going strong and will be hanging around until November 23rd.

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

We spent the first weekend of the festival trying out a TON of new eats, as well as returning favorites, just to get you reviews of EVERYTHING. We also got to visit a NEW food booth this year, the Macatizers booth, which is — as you may have guessed — all about the Mac and Cheese. Well, Disney just released the recipe for one of our favorite snacks from that booth, and let’s just say we know what we’re having for dinner tonight!

So we were VERY impressed with this booth, especially the Impossible Chili Cheese Macaroni and Cheese with sour cream and cheddar. Honestly, had we not known, we would have never even guessed this was a plant-based snack! It’s hearty and comforting, and OH, SO, CHEESY.

IMPOSSIBLE Chili Macaroni and Cheese with sour cream and cheddar

Now, you can make this delicious snack at home! Here’s the recipe:

IMPOSSIBLE Chili Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

Serves 8-10

Impossible Three Bean Chili

2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup diced onion
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 pound IMPOSSIBLE Ground Beef
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
4 cups vegetable broth
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pinto beans, drained
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans, drained
Coarse salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Plant-Based Macaroni and Cheese

1/2 cup plant-based butter substitute
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups vegetable stock
4 cups plant-based shredded cheddar style cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 pound macaroni noodles

Topping

3/4 cup sliced green onion
1 cup plant-based sour cream
1 1/2 cups plant-based shredded cheddar style cheese

For Impossible Three Bean Chili

Heat oil in large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat for 5 minutes, until hot.
Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes, until soft. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant.
Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes, until dark red. Add Impossible Ground Beef and turn heat to medium-high. Cook, breaking up large pieces, for 8-10 minutes, until fully cooked.
Stir in cumin, oregano, and chili powder. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant. Add tomatoes and vegetable broth and heat until simmering. Cover and reduce heat to low. Continue simmering for 30 minutes.
Add beans and cook uncovered, on low heat, for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Keep warm until ready to serve.

For Plant-Based Macaroni and Cheese:

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle flour over melted butter and whisk for 5 minutes, until smooth light brown roux forms.
Increase heat to medium-high and slowly add vegetable stock, whisking constantly until boiling. Once sauce begins to boil, reduce heat to low and add plant-based cheese substitute. Once cheese is fully melted, remove from heat.
Carefully pour sauce into blender. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, and nutritional yeast. Blend on low speed until smooth.
Cook macaroni according to package instructions. Drain water from pasta.
Combine macaroni and pasta in a large saucepan. Keep warm until ready to serve.

To Serve:

Evenly divide Plant-based Macaroni and Cheese among eight bowls. Top with IMPOSSIBLE Three Bean Chili. Garnish with green onion, plant-based sour cream, and plant-based shredded cheddar style cheeses. Enjoy!

YUM!

Tips:

Serve the Plant-based Macaroni and Cheese separate from the IMPOSSIBLE Three Bean Chili and allow kids to choose which toppings they’d like to try.
For a complete meal, serve with a favorite fruit or vegetable on the side. Cutting into Mickey-shapes is optional – but fun for kids to help with!

Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney food news and recipes!

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