Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, fried mac and cheese bites…… One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Sarah Carey takes Mac and Cheese to another level with these fun and delicious bites. So incredibly addicting, it's impossible to eat just one. Fried mac and cheese balls are great for a party or as a way to use up leftover mac and cheese.
Fried Mac and Cheese Bites….. is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Fried Mac and Cheese Bites….. is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook fried mac and cheese bites….. using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Fried Mac and Cheese Bites…..:
- Prepare 12 oz about 4 cups (cooked) elbow macaroni
- Take 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Get 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Take 1 1/2 cup milk
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Take 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Get 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
- Prepare 2 cup shredded cheddar
- Make ready 4 oz thinly sliced deli American cheese, cut into thin strips
- Make ready 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Make ready 2 large eggs
- Take 1 box (8 oz ) Italian panko bread crumbs
- Prepare 6 cup vegetable oil - for frying
These Mac and Cheese Bites always get rave reviews with their creamy center and crunchy Doritos crust. Cut the frozen mac and cheese into bite size pieces and bread them using a combination of flour, egg and Doritos. Oftentimes, the best fried food is when you get a nice, gooey surprise when you bite into it, like with these macaroni and cheese bites. Just use cheddar cheese for fried mac and cheese.
Steps to make Fried Mac and Cheese Bites…..:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook 7 min. Drain.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a sausepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour . Cooking until bubbly. While whisking, add 1and 1/4 cups of milk. In a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper and cayenne.
- Bring to a simmer and cook 2 min. Remove from heat and mix in 1 cup of the cheddar and American cheese. Fold in macaroni in a large bowl.
- Let it cool slightly, then stir in mozzarella and remaing cheddar. Spread in a rimned sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.
- Use a scoop or a spoon about 1/4 cup of the mixture at a time. Shape intp 2-3" balls. Compressing slightly.
- Whisk eggs with remaining 1/4 cup milk. Dip balls in egg mixture , then coat in panko.
- Heat oil in a deep 4- qt. Pot to 360°on a deep fry thermometer. Fry 6-7 mac and cheese bites at a time. Until golden Serve immediately…
This is also when you would add bacon if you're using it. So instead of mac & cheese balls, they are more bites. Now put the baking sheet in the freezer. Set up your egg and breadcrumb trays. Bread mac and cheese bites by tossing in flour, dipping in egg wash, then rolling (and pressing to coat) in panko.
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