4.7 from 21 votes
Air Fryer Mac and Cheese Bites
Mac and Cheese Bites are perfect party food for game day.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Cooling TIme
3 mins
Total Time
29 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 46 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 box Macaroni & Cheese designed to serve 4 people this is generally 2 small 7.5 ounce boxes or 1 larger deluxe 14 ounce box
- 4 lices Bacon
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup French fried onions
Instructions
- Prepare your macaroni and cheese as directed by the package.
- Cook the bacon while the macaroni and cheese cooks.
- During the last 2-3 minutes of cooking time stir the broccoli into the mac and cheese.
- Once the mac and cheese dinner is cooked stir in the crumbled bacon and the egg.
- Spray muffin cups with cooking spray. Spoon 2 T of mac and cheese mixture into each muffin cup. Push it down in the cups.
- Top each muffin cup with a bit of cheddar cheese and fried onions.
- Air fry at 400 F for 6-8 minutes, until the bites are golden brown on the edges. Be sure to use tongs to take the muffin cups out of the hot air fryer.
- Let the mac and cheese bites cool for 3 minutes. Then pop them out of the muffin cups and put on a serving platter.
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Notes
- If using an oven bake the mac and cheese bites for 10-12 minutes at 400 F.
- You can also substitute homemade mac and cheese or microwaved frozen mac and cheese. Just make enough to serve about 4 people.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
46kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.004g
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
84mg
(4%)
Potassium
28mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Vitamin A
47IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 46
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 46kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.004g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 47IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.