Crispy Mac And Cheese Cups Recipes

MAC AND CHEESE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook for 8 minutes until al dente. Drain and return to the pan. Stir in the butter and egg until the pasta is evenly coated.
• Reserve 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese and stir the cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese and milk into the pasta. Spoon evenly into the muffin tin. Sprinkle the reserved cheese on top.
• In a small bowl combine the bread crumbs, olive oil, and salt. Sprinkle on the top.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven or until it is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

MAC AND CHEESE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners or coat with nonstick spray; set aside. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. To make the topping, combine Panko, Parmesan and olive oil; set aside. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in egg and pasta, and gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Scoop the pasta mixture evenly into the muffin tray. Sprinkle with reserved topping. Place into oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve immediately, garnished with chives, if desired.

CRISPY BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish; set aside. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking, until smooth and lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth. Add the bay leaf, cayenne and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, whisking occasionally, until the sauce comes to a simmer and thickens slightly, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf from the sauce and whisk in the monterey jack, gruyere and cheddar one cheese at a time, allowing each cheese to melt before adding more. Add the pasta and stir until coated, adding the reserved cooking water as needed to loosen (the sauce will thicken as it bakes).
• Transfer the pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the microwave. Add the panko, parmesan and a pinch of salt; stir to combine. Scatter over the pasta and bake until the crumbs are browned and crisp, 15 to 20 minutes.

EASY MAC AND CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. In a small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, olive oil and salt; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook for about 8 minutes, it should still be a little bit firm. Remove from the heat, drain and return to the pan; stir in the butter and egg until pasta is evenly coated. Reserve 1/2 cup of sharp Cheddar cheese and stir the remaining Cheddar cheese, milk and mozzarella cheese into the pasta. Spoon into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle the reserved cheese and the bread crumb mixture over the tops.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is nicely browned. Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan. This will allow the cheese to set and they will hold their muffin shape.

MAC AND CHEESE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in cheese and butter until melted., In another bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, sour cream, salt and pepper until blended. Add to macaroni mixture; stir until well blended. Spoon macaroni into 24 well-greased muffin cups. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes.

MAC AND CHEESE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a twelve-cup muffin tin.
• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, then drain in a colander.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the shallot, and sauté until tender, about 3 minutes. Add the flour, and stir until it thickens and reaches a golden-blond color, about 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the warm milk, bringing up to a simmer, and stir until it thickens. Stir in mustard, and season with salt and pepper. Let the sauce simmer on low heat for 5 minutes, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Stir in the cheese a handful at a time, then stir in the cooked macaroni.
• Divide the macaroni among the cups in the muffin tin, and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake for 15 minutes, or until they're nicely golden brown on top. Let them rest for 5 minutes, then slide a knife around the edges to remove from the muffin tin, and serve.

CRISPY MAC AND CHEESE CUPS #SP5

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease or spray a 24-cup size mini-muffin pan.
• Cook pancetta slowly in a large pan over medium heat. Turn slices frequently until crispy, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels and crumble.
• Add crumbled pancetta to the macaroni and cheese and stir well.
• Spoon macaroni and cheese mixture into mini-muffin cups.
• In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs and chives. Sprinkle on top of each cup.
• Cut each grape tomato into 3 slices crosswise. Garnish each cup with one tomato slice, pressing it down gently.
• Bake in oven until bread crumb topping is light golden brown, about 18-20 minutes.
• Let cool for 15 minutes. Using a butter knife, run the edge around the cups to lift out.

CRISPY MAC AND CHEESE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package, adding broccoli to the macaroni cooking water the last 2 min. of cooking time.
• Meanwhile, cook onion and bacon in large skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until bacon is cooked. Stir into prepared Dinner along with egg.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup macaroni mixture into each of 12 muffin pan cups that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Top with cracker crumbs and cheese. Bake 12 to 15 min. until tops are golden. Cool in pan 5 min. before removing with small knife or metal spatula.

CRISPY PARMESAN CUPS

Steps:

• Heat a small non stick pan on the stove top over med. heat.
• Place 1 tbs. cheese on a small pile, about the size of a quarter, cook until cheese melts and flip over (this is where you could add a small crack of ground pepper to the cheese if you like), continue cooking until they are light golden brown.
• Place a mini muffin tin upside down on a flat surface.
• Drape cheese over the "molds" of the pan and press down with a second inverted mini muffin tin.
• Let cool and remove from molds.
• You can trim off any excess cheese for a more uniform cup.