Most families love to eat macaroni and cheese for lunch or dinner. A fun twist on a classic recipe is to bake the macaroni and cheese in a mini muffin tin. You can eat these Mini Mac and Cheese Bites as an appetizer or side dish any day of the week.
Source: YumSugar – Recipe adapted: Food & Wine
Ingredients
1/2 pound elbow macaroni
1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
Non-stick cooking spray
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
1 block Velveeta, cut into small cubes
1 large egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
2 tablespoons Parmigiano
Directions
1.Preheat the oven to 425°. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the macaroni until al dente, about 5 minutes. Drain, shaking off the excess water.
2. Spray four 12-cup, nonstick mini muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
3.In a large saucepan, melt the 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in the flour over moderate heat for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk and cook, whisking, until boiling, about 5 minutes.
4.Add the cheddar and American cheeses and whisk until melted.
5.Off the heat, whisk in the egg yolk, salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Fold in the macaroni.
6.Spoon slightly rounded tablespoons of the macaroni into the prepared muffin cups, packing them gently. Sprinkle Parmigiano on top.
7.Bake the mini macs in the upper and middle thirds of the oven for about 10 minutes, until golden and sizzling. Let cool for 5 minutes. Using a small spoon, carefully loosen the mini macs, transfer to a platter and serve.
Mini Mac and Cheese Bites
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound elbow macaroni
- 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 block Velveeta cut into small cubes
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 tablespoons Parmigiano
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°.
- In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the macaroni until al dente, about 5 minutes. Drain, shaking off the excess water.
- Spray four 12-cup, nonstick mini muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan, melt the 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in the flour over moderate heat for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk and cook, whisking, until boiling, about 5 minutes.
- Add the cheddar and American cheeses and whisk until melted.
- Off the heat, whisk in the egg yolk, salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Fold in the macaroni.
- Spoon slightly rounded tablespoons of the macaroni into the prepared muffin cups, packing them gently. Sprinkle Parmigiano on top.
- Bake the mini macs in the upper and middle thirds of the oven for about 10 minutes, until golden and sizzling. Let cool for 5 minutes. Using a small spoon, carefully loosen the mini macs, transfer to a platter and serve.
Tayler Morrell says
YUM! Pinning this!
Milli Abraham says
There isn’t anything in the ingredients that mentions cheddar cheese – how much goes in and when?