How To Air Fryer Mac And Cheese Bites

Place them into the air fryer basket not touching.

How to air fryer mac and cheese bites. Mac and cheese bites shouldn t stick to the basket but the liners will help with clean up. Pour the breadcrumbs in another bowl. Pour water into a bowl and bring to a boil over high heat. First of all when making macaroni and cheese in the air fryer you must place the noodles in an oven safe dish that fits down in the basket of your air fryer. Air fryer mac cheese bites it was my daughters birthday this weekend.

Before you place your mac and cheese bites into the air fryer be sure to spray the basket with olive oil to prevent sticking. And then beat the eggs in a bowl. It s been tradition for several years that i take her out for a day of shopping and lunch but being that we couldn t do that this year social distancing lock down from the covid 19 pandemic i opened up the kitchen for anything she fancied to try and make up for it. If you re using the entire recipe of the stove top mac and cheese you should end up with about 32. I have a 5 7 qt air fryer and i could fit seven bites in my air fryer at one time.

I wanted to use the creamiest cheesiest mac and cheese so they weren t dry. Cut chilled mac and cheese into one inch cubes. Drop spoonfuls of the mac and cheese onto the sheet. Freeze at least 1 hour. Return to the pot and stir in included cheese sauce milk and margarine.

Dip each in the egg mixture and then into the panko breadcrumbs. And if you are using the air crisp function on your ninja foodi you can either use the air fryer basket or place the dish on the trivet provided. Cook until tender stirring occasionally 7 to 8 minutes. Add cheddar cheese and stir until well combined and cheese is melted. Stir in macaroni pasta from dinner package.

The idea for these air fryer mac and cheese bites actually came from my son. Bob evans makes a darn good mac and cheese so we went with that. Remove 7 of the mac and cheese bites from the freezer. Especially if one of the bites loses some filling while heating. Place the mac and cheese bites in the air fryer making sure the sides are not touching.