Appetizer for 8

Macaroni Cheese Bites

Name: Macaroni Cheese Bites
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 25 g butter plus extra for the tin; 25 g plain flour; 400 ml milk; 200 g macaroni or other short pasta; 200 g mature cheddar grated; 1 tbsp olive oil; 100 g baby button mushrooms sliced; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 2 tsp finely chopped parsley; 20 g dried breadcrumbs; 8 black olives pitted and sliced; 4 sundried tomatoes sliced; 100 g grated mozzarella or cheddar

Macaroni gets coated in cheese sauce, mushrooms, garlic, olives, and tomatoes before baking in a muffin tin.

$1.30per serving $

80 minstart to table

8servings

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Ingredients

25 g butter plus extra for the tin
25 g plain flour
400 ml milk
200 g macaroni or other short pasta
200 g mature cheddar grated
1 tbsp olive oil
100 g baby button mushrooms sliced
2 cloves garlic crushed
2 tsp finely chopped parsley
20 g dried breadcrumbs
8 black olives pitted and sliced
4 sundried tomatoes sliced
100 g grated mozzarella or cheddar

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and butter an 8-cup muffin tin.
Cook the macaroni in boiling water until just tender, then drain it.
Melt 25 grams butter in a saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
Gradually whisk in the milk, simmer for 5 minutes, then stir in the cheddar.
Cook the mushrooms, garlic, parsley, olives, and tomatoes in olive oil over medium heat for 7 minutes.
Mix the macaroni with the cheese sauce and mushroom mixture, fill the muffin tin, top with breadcrumbs and mozzarella, and bake for 20 minutes.