Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, fried macaroni and cheese balls. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Fried Macaroni and cheese balls is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Fried Macaroni and cheese balls is something which I have loved my entire life.
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. As delicious as macaroni and cheese is already, you can make it an even more decadent treat by forming the pasta into balls, coating it with bread crumbs, and frying them to make deep fried.
Recipe of Fried Macaroni and cheese balls
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fried macaroni and cheese balls using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
Ingredients
The ingredients needed to make Fried Macaroni and cheese balls:
- Make ready 1 pkg Mac and cheese mix
- Get 2 T butter
- Make ready 1/4 C milk
- Make ready 1 C cheddar cheese, shredded
- Take 3/4 C pimento cheese spread
- Prepare 1 C Italian cheese blend, shredded
- Get 2 C Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Prepare 1/2 tsp paprika
- Get 1/2 tsp chili powder
- Get 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Make ready 1/2 tsp sugar
- Make ready 1 pinch cayenne
- Get 4 eggs
- Make ready 3 T milk
- Get 4 C peanut oil for frying
I had some delicious mac n cheese balls about a year ago at Bonnie Jean's, a restaurant I don't make macaroni and cheese often, so I don't have a "go to" recipe. I used a recipe for stove top macaroni and cheese by Alton Brown. Fried Macaroni & Cheese - a copycat of the appetizer from Cheesecake Factory! Creamy mac and cheese inside a delicious and crispy breaded outside!
Instructions
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 350ยฐ.
- 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.
Remove the mac and cheese balls from the freezer. Dip the frozen balls into the egg wash then into the bread crumbs. 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. Why mess up such a good thing?
As simple as that Steps to Make Fried Macaroni and cheese balls
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