Snacks & party food · Vegetarian

Fried Mac and Cheese Bites

Name: Fried Mac and Cheese Bites
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 48 pieces
Ingredients: 8 cups (about 1.9 l) cooked macaroni and cheese, cold; 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour; 4 large eggs, beaten; 2 cups (100 g) panko breadcrumbs; Seasonings of your choice; 1 1/2 qt (1.4 l) oil for frying, such as vegetable oil

Leftover macaroni and cheese turned into crisp breaded bites. The Portioning Scoop shapes even balls straight onto the Silicone Baking Sheet, and freezing them before and after breading keeps them intact in the hot oil.

In brief Fried Mac and Cheese Bites is a snacks & party food recipe cooked in the Tupperware Portioning scoop. It takes 140 minutes in total and serves 48 pieces.

Total time: 140 min
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 20 min
Rest: 90 min

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Ingredients

48pieces

8 cups (about 1.9 l) cooked macaroni and cheese, cold
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
4 large eggs, beaten
2 cups (100 g) panko breadcrumbs
Seasonings of your choice
1 1/2 qt (1.4 l) oil for frying, such as vegetable oil

Method

Scoop the cold mac and cheese with the medium Tupperware Portioning Scoop onto the Tupperware Silicone Baking Sheet with rim. Freeze for about 1 hour, until firm.
Put the flour, eggs and panko in three separate bowls and season the flour and panko. Roll each frozen bite in flour, then egg, then panko, and return them to the freezer while the oil heats.
Heat the oil in the Tupperware Universal Stockpot 4 qt (3.8 l) over medium heat. Fry the bites in batches until golden brown, drain on paper towels and serve warm.