Mini Mac Cheese Bites Recipes

Steps:

• To make the toppings, heat half the oil in a frying pan over a high heat, and cook the mushrooms for 10 mins until golden. Stir in half the garlic and the parsley, and fry for 1 min more. Season and scrape into a bowl. Heat the rest of the oil in the pan and fry the remaining garlic and the breadcrumbs for 3-5 mins, stirring until crisp. Scrape into a second bowl.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat, then stir in the flour to make a thick paste. Gradually add the milk, a splash at a time, whisking until it's all incorporated. Cook for 2-3 mins more until thickened. Meanwhile, cook the macaroni in a pan of boiling salted water for 5-6 mins. Stir the cheddar into the white sauce until all the cheese has melted, then fold in the macaroni.
• Butter a 12-hole muffin tin and divide the mac 'n' cheese between the holes, packing it in with the back of a spoon. Top with the mushroom mixture, olives or sundried tomato slices, then scatter over the grated cheese and garlic breadcrumbs. Will keep, covered in the fridge, for up to 24 hrs.
• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Bake for 15 mins until golden and piping hot. Leave to cool for 10-15 mins in the tin, then loosen by running a spoon around the edges. Transfer to a plate.

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, prepare macaroni dinner as directed on package EXCEPT do not add the Bread Crumb Topping. Add egg, sour cream and 3/4 cup shredded cheese to macaroni mixture; mix well.
• 2. Spoon mixture into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese and bread crumb topping.
• 3. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to serve.
• 4. NOTE: You may also use Kraft Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese with a Touch of Philiadelphia as a substitute for Three Cheese.