Recipe: Delicious Fried Macaroni and cheese balls

Fried Macaroni and cheese balls. Working one at a time, dip balls into eggs, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat. Everybody loves macaroni and cheese, and it makes a tasty snack or a yummy meal any time of the day. As delicious as macaroni and cheese is already, you can make it an even more decadent treat by forming the pasta into balls, coating it with bread crumbs, and frying them to make deep fried.

Creamy mac and cheese inside a delicious and crispy breaded outside! Remove the mac and cheese balls from the freezer. Dip the frozen balls into the egg wash then into the bread crumbs. You can cook Fried Macaroni and cheese balls using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Fried Macaroni and cheese balls

1. Prepare 1 pkg of Mac and cheese mix.
2. Prepare 2 T of butter.
3. It's 1/4 C of milk.
4. You need 1 C of cheddar cheese, shredded.
5. You need 3/4 C of pimento cheese spread.
6. Prepare 1 C of Italian cheese blend, shredded.
7. It's 2 C of Italian seasoned bread crumbs.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of paprika.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of chili powder.
10. It's 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
11. It's 1/2 tsp of sugar.
12. Prepare 1 pinch of cayenne.
13. Prepare 4 of eggs.
14. Prepare 3 T of milk.
15. You need 4 C of peanut oil for frying.

Love fried macaroni & cheese balls but you can't get the restaurant to share their recipe? No worries, I show you how to make a fried mac & cheese ball. Cook the macaroni according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.

Fried Macaroni and cheese balls step by step

1. 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..
2. 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..
3. 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..
4. Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350°..
5. Whisk breadcrumbs with paprika, chili powder, black pepper, sugar, and cayenne in a shallow dish; set aside..
6. 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..
7. Fry the Mac balls in small batches until golden 3-5 minutes. Drain briefly on a paper towel- lined plate; serve hot..

But these cheese balls aren't actually fried and instead I baked them. I don't fry in my house because frying stinks it up for days and the next morning I do Or smell whatever it was that I fried five days later. These cheese balls start out with good old all-American Kraft Macaroni and Cheese from a box. Why mess up such a good thing? Because we're always game in adding a little more fire to our already happy hearts.