What can you use nutritional yeast for, other than popcorn?
I have some nutritional yeast that I bought for popcorn one time, and I want to know if I can use it for anything else.
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Practically any food which uses grated cheese can use nutritional yeast- also sometimes called "noosh".
Toss cooked, drained pasta with a couple Tablespoons of good olive oil and noosh; put it on salads, add it to broths and gravies. It has a savory almost cheese-like flavor, it doesn't contain sodium, but its flavor base can mimic salt, and it can add a layer of complexity to the flavor profiles of your cooking.
Mash up some potatoes, or cauliflower if you're the keto-type, and a bit of finely chopped garlic, then sprinkle on the noosh. A plant-based eating friend uses noosh to make her "butter" and "sour cream". You can make a queso dip and cheesy bread sticks. Similar to using it on popcorn, try it while making a snack mix of chex-like cereals, pretzels and nuts.
Noosh is a "dead" yeast that has been cooked, then spread out thinly to dry, which results in a flaky substance that has a cheesy-buttery flavor profile. It isn't quite like the real thing, but it's close, and works especially well for those on specialty diets. It is also nicely loaded with Vitamin B-12, which vegetarians and, especially, vegans may not get enough of in their diet.
You can google "nutritional yeast recipes" for more ideas- yours will be gone before you know it.