Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mac and cheese cups. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mac and cheese cups is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Mac and cheese cups is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
These mini Mac and Cheese Cups are a fun hors d'ouerve for parties, and they're easy to make using a mini muffin pan. The trick to pulling these off is to make them more cheesy than saucy. That way they hold together, and you can hold your mac and cheese cup in one hand and your glass of wine.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mac and cheese cups using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mac and cheese cups:
- Take 1/2 # elbow macaroni (about 5-6C cooked)
- Prepare 2 1/2 Tbsp butter
- Make ready 2 Tbsp flour
- Make ready 1 1/2 C milk
- Take 2 1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese
- Get 2 oz cream cheese
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/4 tsp pepper
- Get 1 egg, beaten
Spoon the mac and cheese evenly into each croissant cup. I would, but I've got my mouth fill of carby-licious mac and cheese cups myself. In a muffin tin, place a spoonful of macaroni and cheese and distribute to make a cup, place a meatball in the center and add more macaroni on top. Macaroni and cheese is a kid staple!
Instructions to make Mac and cheese cups:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Cook pasta according to package.
- In a medium saute pan, melt the butter and add flour, whisking constantly to make the rue. Slowly add the milk and bring to a simmer. Add the cheeses and S&P and continue to whisk until all blended.
- Put the pasta in a medium bowl and pour in the beaten egg. Stir these together. Add the cheese mixture and coat the pasta. (This is where you can add more pasta if there seems to be a lot of sauce)
- Spoon the mixture into the muffin tins. Top each with a little more shredded cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 19 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for a few minutes to scoop out and serve.
So let's make them into cupcakes by baking them in muffin tins! This will reinvent the meal for your kids and make it easy for you to have them eat it on the go or pack it as a snack in their lunch bag. My mother was a bit of a rebel with her macaroni and cheese in that she didn't believe in making a roux. Do this when you coat the pasta in the serving bowl, rather than while. My mom (who is known for her baked mac and The mac and cheese is no doubt bland - but, that can be fixed.
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