How To Air Fryer Mac And Cheese Bites

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.

How to air fryer mac and cheese bites. Before you place your mac and cheese bites into the air fryer be sure to spray the basket with olive oil to prevent sticking. Return to the pot and stir in included cheese sauce milk and margarine. 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. 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. And then beat the eggs in a bowl.

Bob evans makes a darn good mac and cheese so we went with that. Especially if one of the bites loses some filling while heating. His exact description was frozen mac and cheese rolled in cracker crumbs and fry them. Pour the breadcrumbs in another bowl. Try one of these other amazing appetizers cooked in an air fryer.

I wanted to use the creamiest cheesiest mac and cheese so they weren t dry. Drop spoonfuls of the mac and cheese onto the sheet. Grease air fryer basket with oil and preheat air fryer for a few minutes to get it hot. Add cheddar cheese and stir until well combined and cheese is melted. I have a 5 7 qt air fryer and i could fit seven bites in my air fryer at one time.

Place them into the air fryer basket not touching. If you re using the entire recipe of the stove top mac and cheese you should end up with about 32. Mac and cheese bites shouldn t stick to the basket but the liners will help with clean up. Dip each in the egg mixture and then into the panko breadcrumbs. Stir in macaroni pasta from dinner package.

Pour water into a bowl and bring to a boil over high heat. Place the mac and cheese bites in the air fryer making sure the sides are not touching. The idea for these air fryer mac and cheese bites actually came from my son. Remove 7 of the mac and cheese bites from the freezer. Cut chilled mac and cheese into one inch cubes.