Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, fried macaroni and cheese balls. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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 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.
Fried Macaroni and cheese balls is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Fried Macaroni and cheese balls is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook fried macaroni and cheese balls using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Fried Macaroni and cheese balls:
- Get 1 pkg Mac and cheese mix
- Make ready 2 T butter
- Prepare 1/4 C milk
- Prepare 1 C cheddar cheese, shredded
- Get 3/4 C pimento cheese spread
- Make ready 1 C Italian cheese blend, shredded
- Get 2 C Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Prepare 1/2 tsp paprika
- Get 1/2 tsp chili powder
- Take 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Make ready 1/2 tsp sugar
- Prepare 1 pinch cayenne
- Prepare 4 eggs
- Take 3 T milk
- Get 4 C peanut oil for frying
Remove the mac and cheese balls from the freezer. Dip the frozen balls into the egg wash then into the bread crumbs. Fried Macaroni and Cheese Balls have been on my brain lately. I had some delicious mac n cheese balls about a year ago at Bonnie Jean's, a restaurant specializing in soul food.
Instructions 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.
Then my brother recently visited, making me remember those delicious cheese balls again. Working one at a time, dip balls into eggs, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat. Dip macaroni and cheese balls into egg wash and then cover with breadcrumb mixture. Turn them halfway to evenly brown. Remove and set on baking sheet lined.
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