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Mac & Cheese Bites

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These mac and cheese bites are a crowd pleaser!

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces, weight Macaroni
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter
  • 4 Tablespoons Flour
  • 1-½ cup Milk
  • 3 cups Packed Cheddar Cheese
  • ½ cups Parmesan Cheese
  • 2 whole Egg Yolks
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoons Dry Mustard (optional)
  • ½ teaspoons Pepper (optional)

Preparation

1. Cook pasta and drain well. Set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 425ºF.
3. Spray a nonstick mini muffin pan, and set aside.
4. In a large pan, melt butter on medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
5. Add in the milk and bring to a boil, whisking frequently until very thick.
6. Add cheddar and parmesan cheese and stir to melt.
7. Remove from heat and stir in the egg yolks, salt, nutmeg, and other optional spices. Stir in macaroni.
8. Spoon in the macaroni into prepared mini muffin pan. Sprinkle extra parmesan cheese on top if desired.
9. Bake for about 7-10 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
10. Using a spoon, loosen the mac and cheese bite and transfer to a platter to serve.

Yield about 60 bites!

Note: Make sure these are fresh and hot. If you make them the night before serving, or reheat, some of the flavor gets lost. If you like it VERY cheesy, reduce to 12-13 ounces of macaroni.

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domesticatedduchess on 12.17.2011

I’ll have to try that… bacon makes everything better!

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Heidi Malott on 12.16.2011

Very interesting. I have never seen such a recipe. I’ll bet they are good sprinkled with some crumbled bacon. :P

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Jen C on 12.24.2011

Yummy and easy! The kids ate half of them before dinner.

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