Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, fried macaroni and cheese balls. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Fried Macaroni and cheese balls is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Fried Macaroni and cheese balls is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook fried macaroni and cheese balls using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Fried Macaroni and cheese balls:
- Take 1 pkg Mac and cheese mix
- Take 2 T butter
- Make ready 1/4 C milk
- Get 1 C cheddar cheese, shredded
- Make ready 3/4 C pimento cheese spread
- Take 1 C Italian cheese blend, shredded
- Prepare 2 C Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Make ready 1/2 tsp paprika
- Make ready 1/2 tsp chili powder
- Get 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Prepare 1/2 tsp sugar
- Get 1 pinch cayenne
- Make ready 4 eggs
- Get 3 T milk
- Take 4 C peanut oil for frying
Steps 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.
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