Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, fried macaroni and cheese balls. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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This mac is cheesed to the max with Cheddar, Italian cheeses, and even pimento cheese spread; chilled, then scooped into balls, breaded, and fried. Stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Grab a macaroni and cheese ball and place in egg and milk mixture, coating the entire ball, then add to the panko mixture, then add to a lined parchment Place the macaroni and cheese balls into your air fryer basket in a single layer, making sure they don't touch. Everybody loves macaroni and cheese, and it makes a tasty snack or a yummy meal any time of the day.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have fried macaroni and cheese balls using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Fried Macaroni and cheese balls:
- Get 1 pkg Mac and cheese mix
- Prepare 2 T butter
- Get 1/4 C milk
- Get 1 C cheddar cheese, shredded
- Make ready 3/4 C pimento cheese spread
- Get 1 C Italian cheese blend, shredded
- Take 2 C Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Get 1/2 tsp paprika
- Prepare 1/2 tsp chili powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Take 1/2 tsp sugar
- Prepare 1 pinch cayenne
- Get 4 eggs
- Get 3 T milk
- Take 4 C peanut oil for frying
Working one at a time, dip balls into eggs, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat. Make the macaroni and cheese by boiling the uncooked pasta in salted water until tender, then drain and set aside. Place ball on a foil lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining macaroni until all the balls are ready to be fried. Place up to three balls at a time into the hot oil and cook until golden.
Steps to make Fried Macaroni and cheese balls:
- Fill a pot with salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in the macaroni, return to boil. Cook uncovered for about 7 minutes. Drain. Stir in 2T butter, 1/4C milk, cheese packet from package.
- While the macaroni is hot, stir in cheddar cheese, pimento cheese, Italian cheese, until melted. Place macaroni mixture in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove mac balls from refrigerator and use a cookie scoop to scoop out balls. Put the balls on the baking sheet and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350°.
- Whisk breadcrumbs with paprika, chili powder, black pepper, sugar, and cayenne in a shallow dish; set aside.
- Beat the eggs with the 3T milk in a small bowl. Remove Mac balls from freezer, coat in the egg wash, and dredge in breading.
- Fry the Mac balls in small batches until golden 3-5 minutes. Drain briefly on a paper towel- lined plate; serve hot.
Place ball on a foil lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining macaroni until all the balls are ready to be fried. Place up to three balls at a time into the hot oil and cook until golden. Deep fried macaroni and cheese balls are a great way to use leftover mac and cheese. Once the macaroni mixture has cooled, it will be very firm. One thing that the dudes in my house absolutely love is a baked, crispy The last experiment of Mixed Bell Pepper Macaroni and Cheese was a huge hit.
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