What Could I Use In Place of Nutritional Yeast?

Question

In the following recipe:

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

1/2c flour

1/2c nutritional yeast

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon garlic powder

2 cup water

1 teaspoon mustard

4 tablespoon margarine

Directions:

In medium-large saucepan, combine flour, nutritional yeast, salt and garlic powder. Add water and mix thoroughly. Heat on medium heat until bubbling and thick. Remove from heat and add mustard and margarine. Set aside 1/2 cup of cheese sauce in separate container. Add onion, beans, olives, cilantro and salsa to sauce. Mix it up.

This is part of the recipe here:

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5980.0

Any hints or general enchilada awesome ideas are totally welcome! Thanks!

Answer 1

This is a vegan cheezy sauce recipe.  The nutritional yeast is essential.  

If you don't use nooch, you don't have sauce.

Answer 2

Just omit it. But if you do be aware that by doing so you are also omitting a terrific source of B Complex Vitamins including B12 which is hugely important for vegetarians and vegans.

Nutritional yeast is nutty in flavor and amazing on Pop Corn!

Answer 3

I guess there is no health food store near you in Gulfport.  And I was thinking of nut cheeses, but they probably won't work with an enchilada recipe.

Unfortunately, nutritional yeast doesn't really have a substitute.  It has a unique flavor that lends itself well to "cheezy" recipes and other savory dishes.  There's a company called Road's End that makes packets of cheese sauce mixes (all vegan), but if you can't find nutritional yeast in the stores, you probably won't find that either.

I know it's a pain to have to order stuff online, but that may well be your best option.

Answer 4

Ooh I made those a while ago, and the nutritional yeast is essential!

mmm, it sure was a good recipe :)

Answer 5

Try the health food section of your local grocery store, such as Krogers, Meijers, etc. Or try Wild Oats or General Nutrition Center or another health food store like that.