MAC AND CHEESE BITES
These mini Mac and Cheese Cups are a fun hors d'ouerve for parties, and they're easy to make using a mini muffin pan.
Provided by Joanne Ozug
Categories Appetizer
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Grease a nonstick mini muffin pan very well with butter or nonstick cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat, then cook the pasta for 2 minutes less than the package says. My elbow macaroni said to cook for 7 minutes, so I drained it after 5.
- After you've cooked and drained the pasta, return the empty pasta pot to the heat and turn the heat down to medium. Melt the butter and add the paprika. Add the flour and stir the mixture around for 2 minutes. While whisking, add the milk. The mixture will be very thick, but that's intentional. Just make sure you have stirred out any lumps. Remove the pot from the heat and add the cheeses and drained pasta, stirring it all together until the cheese and sauce are well distributed.
- Portion your mac and cheese into the muffin cups, either with a spoon or a 3-tbsp cookie scoop. Pack the mac and cheese into the muffin cups with your fingers really well. If you don't pack the mac and cheese down, they won't hold their shape when you take them out after baking, and you don't want them to fall apart.
- Bake the mac and cheese cups for 15 minutes, until bubbling and gooey. Remove them to a wire rack to cool for at least 10 minutes, then carefully run a plastic knife or toothpick (assuming you need to not destroy the nonstick coating on your pan) around the edges to loosen. Remove the mac and cheese cups from the pan and garnish with chopped chives or scallion greens. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 13 mg, Sodium 64 mg, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
MAC AND CHEESE MUFFINS
Looking for a fun and unique way to serve everyone's beloved macaroni and cheese? Look no further than these Mac and Cheese Muffins! Baked up into individual servings in muffin tin pans, they're all the deliciousness of the mac and cheese you love in fun "muffin" form. Perfect alongside a bowl of soup, as a holiday meal side dish, or as a hearty gameday or party food treat.
Provided by Tracey | The Kitchen is My Playground
Categories Side Dishes
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Spray a 12-cup muffin tin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of bread crumbs into each muffin cup; set remaining bread crumbs aside. Gently shake pan to distribute the crumbs over the entire bottom and partially up the sides of each muffin cup.
- Cook macaroni in salted water; drain.
- While macaroni cooks, prepare cheese sauce. -- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and whisk in flour. Return to heat and gradually whisk in milk. Add salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring. Boil gently for about one minute, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Add shredded cheese 1/2 cup at a time, stirring after each addition until cheese is fully melted and incorporated.
- Add cooked macaroni to cheese sauce; stir to coat macaroni thoroughly.
- Spoon about 1/2 cup macaroni and cheese mixture into each muffin tin cup, filling the cups completely. Sprinkle about 1/8 teaspoon of remaining bread crumbs on the top of each mac & cheese muffin.
- Bake at 350℉ for 18-20 minutes until tops are lightly golden browned.
- Let stand in the pan for 10 minutes. Then run a knife around the edge of each muffin to loosen. Use a fork to lift muffins out of the pan and place on a serving plate.
- Muffin Tin Mac & Cheese can easily be prepared in advance, with a couple of options: 1) Fill muffin cups with mac & cheese mixture, cover and refrigerate overnight, and bake the next day when needed. Just increase the baking time by about 5-8 minutes to account for the muffins going into the oven cold. Or, 2) Finish the muffins through the final baking step, and then reheat. To reheat, pop the muffins back into a 350℉ for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Or FREEZE the mac & cheese muffins to make them even more in advance. Fully bake the muffins and freeze them in an airtight container. At serving time, reheat frozen muffins at 350℉ for about 20 minutes or until heated through.
- When serving as a main part of the meal (like alongside a bowl of soup), plan on 2 mac & cheese muffins per serving. When served as a side dish as part of a larger meal, plan on 1 or 2 muffins per serving -- depending on your eaters, of course!
MINI MAC 'N CHEESE MUFFINS RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by Pattywak
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously spray 8 cups of your muffin pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine the crushed Ritz crackers, 1 cup of the shredded white cheddar cheese, and the melted butter, mixing well until the mixture holds together and resembles coarse sand. Divide the mixture among the 8 muffin cups and, using your fingers or the back of a spoon, firmly press the crust into the bottoms and up the sides of each muffin cup. In another large bowl, combine the cooked (and still hot!) macaroni with 1/2 cup of the shredded white cheddar, the Boursin cheese, and the butter, mixing well. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sour cream, salt, and red pepper flakes, mixing well. Add the egg/milk mixture to the cooked macaroni, mixing until all the ingredients are melted and smooth. Place about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the macaroni mixture into each muffin cup (you will probably have a little leftover macaroni-I did. Save this and bake it separately, if desired.) Top each muffin cup with the remaining white cheddar. Bake the mac and cheese pies until lightly golden on top, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool slightly before removing from the muffin pan, garnish with parsley, and serve immediately.
MINI MAC & CHEESE BITES
Young relatives were coming for a Christmas party, so I wanted something fun for them to eat. Instead, the adults devoured my mini mac and cheese. -Kate Mainiero, Elizaville, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain., Meanwhile, sprinkle 1/4 cup bread crumbs into 36 greased mini-muffin cups. In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and seasonings until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese and Swiss cheese until melted., Remove from heat; stir in biscuit mix, eggs and 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Add macaroni; toss to coat. Spoon about 2 tablespoons macaroni mixture into prepared mini-muffin cups; sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese and bread crumbs., Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pans 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 91 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 162mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
EASY MAC AND CHEESE MUFFINS
This takes a fun approach to the traditional mac and cheese recipe. Kids can eat it like a muffin and with their hands, making it a new mac and cheese experience!
Provided by joplin_7_7_7
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. In a small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, olive oil and salt; set aside.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook for about 8 minutes, it should still be a little bit firm. Remove from the heat, drain and return to the pan; stir in the butter and egg until pasta is evenly coated. Reserve 1/2 cup of sharp Cheddar cheese and stir the remaining Cheddar cheese, milk and mozzarella cheese into the pasta. Spoon into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle the reserved cheese and the bread crumb mixture over the tops.
- Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is nicely browned. Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan. This will allow the cheese to set and they will hold their muffin shape.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.5 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 43.6 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 11.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 382 mg, Sugar 2 g
MAC AND CHEESE MUFFINS
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 1h
Yield 90-100 mini muffins
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the panko mix: Mix the panko, Parmesan, olive oil and garlic together and set aside.
- For the mac and cheese: Cook the macaroni according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- In the meantime, melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk and whisk constantly until the mixture thickens. Reduce the heat to low and add the Worcestershire and salt to taste. Slowly fold in the Gruyere, Cheddar and goat cheese and heat through until all the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Fold the cooked macaroni into the cheese mixture.
- Spray mini-muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray and dust with the panko mix. Put the muffin pans in the oven and bake until the panko is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove the pans and lower the temperature to 350 degrees F. Carefully fill the cups the rest of the way with the mac and cheese, packing tightly. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the tops with the panko mix and continue baking until the tops are golden brown, about 5 minutes more.
- Let the muffins cool before removing them from the pan. Repeat with the remaining macaroni and cheese and panko mixture.
MUFFIN-TIN MAC AND CHEESE CUPS
These muffin-tin mac and cheese cups work equally well on a buffet or in a lunch box!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Lunch
Time 1h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425°F. Place foil muffin liner in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Spray liners with cooking spray. Cook macaroni as directed on package; drain, and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add flour, salt and pepper; cook and beat with whisk 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Slowly beat in milk. Heat just to boiling, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese. Stir in macaroni. Divide mixture evenly among cups.
- In medium microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 2 tablespoons butter uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds or until melted. Stir in bread crumbs and parsley. Spoon on top of mixture in cups. Gently press.
- Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until bread crumb mixture is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 340 mg, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 0 g
DELUXE MINI MAC & CHEESE
Try the mac and cheese your mom used to make with one exception: they're mini mac and cheese from a muffin tin! You'll love this Deluxe Mini Mac & Cheese.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Dairy
Time 45m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400ºF.
- Cook Macaroni in large saucepan as directed on package; drain. Do not return macaroni to pan.
- Melt butter in same saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 1 to 2 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently. Add Cheese Sauce; cook and stir on low heat 1 to 2 min. or until blended. Remove from heat.
- Add macaroni, egg, sour cream and 3/4 cup shredded cheese; mix well. Spoon into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake 13 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. before removing from pan to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 440 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, Protein 8 g
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