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Deep Fried Mac n' Cheese

Deep Fried Mac n' Cheese

Bites of cheesy macaroni covered in batter and deep fried -- indulgent and delicious!

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Recipe by girlversusdough

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Prep Time: 4 hours 15 minutes

Total Time: 4 hours 35 minutes

Servings: 21 1 x 1 1/2-inch bites

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Ingredients

1 box prepared elbow macaroni and cheese
1/2 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups Progresso® Panko style or plain breadcrumbs
vegetable oil, for frying

Directions

1Prepare a box of elbow macaroni and cheese as directed. Pour macaroni into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan, cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
2Right before you plan to take the macaroni out of the fridge, place flour, beaten eggs and breadcrumbs in three separate, shallow bowls. Pour vegetable oil into a deep, large pot to about a 3/4-inch depth. Heat over medium-high heat, careful not to let it get smoky.
3Place a paper towel-lined tray near pot of oil. Remove macaroni from refrigerator and from loaf pan. Chop into 1 x 1 1/2-inch rectangles. Coat each rectangle with flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.
4Using a slotted spoon, place as many bites in the hot oil as you can without crowding them. Deeply brown them on one side, then the other, then remove with a slotted spoon and place on paper towels. Serve warm.

Categories: Appetizers, Hot Appetizers, American, Comfort Foods, One Dish, Vegetarian

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Anonymous said:

Tried these and loved them. No problem with them falling apart, I used a beer batter mixture; 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt mixed with enough cold beer to make a thick batter. Yummy!

12/25/2011 5:25:26 AM

TBSPSara said:

Hi WeCookWithDaddy, Covering and refrigerating the mac & cheese overnight will help to firm it up. You can always go the extra step that Anon is suggesting and give it a quick bake for additional firmness and stickiness.

12/21/2011 12:03:32 PM

Wecookwithdaddy said:

Doesn't hold together to be coated in flour,egg,breadcrumbs. Since it's NOT baked, as anonymous,7/1/11 stated, how do you prevent mac & cheese from falling apart? Wasted mac & cheese, eggs,etc.!

9/16/2011 4:59:09 PM

Anonymous said:

If you beat an egg and pour it over the macaroni before you bake it in the oven, it will stay together better.

7/1/2011 11:48:47 AM

Anonymous said:

How do you get the mac n cheese to stay in rectangle (or similar) form throughout? My pieces fell apart as I was going from flour to egg to bread crumbs! I refrigerated for about 6 hours.

6/30/2011 9:46:10 PM

Anonymous said:

I just made these! They are amazing. My husband was in love. :)

6/30/2011 8:45:50 PM

scarlett604 said:

How long do you brown them on each side?

6/30/2011 2:13:04 PM