These Chili Cheese Mac Bites are perfect for a game day appetizer, a convenient bite for a party or a fun way to serve for dinner. An easy delicious recipe!
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I love fun easy meals, especially for game day. And with the big game coming up this weekend, I knew I needed to add a few more bite-sized foods to the menu. Then I saw these adorable Cheesy Broccoli-Bacon Mac Bites by Kraft. Not having any broccoli on hand, I decided to try a simple homemade 5-minute chili to add instead and oh it is AMAZING!
The fun thing about this recipe is that it can be served two ways!
The first way is kid and game day friendly, served as bites.
Then the second way, my husband’s favorite is served as a skillet. This version, you would just stop where you are to whisk in the egg, instead of whisking in the egg and baking in mini-muffins tins, you would add the KRAFT Finely Shredded Cheddar Cheese to the top of the Chili Cheese Mac and serve straight from the skillet. Both recipes are easy and delicious.
These Chili Cheese Mac Bites will become a family favorite, as if 7 out of 7 of us liked them, with 2 very picky eaters, then this recipe is a definite win!
Enjoy! XOXO San
How do you make Chili Cheese Mac Bites
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In a large skillet add hamburger and onion, cook over medium-high heat until meat is thoroughly cooked and onion is translucent. Add in diced tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste, salsa, and chili powder. Cook for 3-5 minutes, set aside.
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Preheat oven to 400ºF. Spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray if making bites.
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Prepare KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package.
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Once noodles are done, pour noodles into the skillet with the meat and add in cheese sauce, stir together until well combined. *At this point if you want to leave it as a skillet bake, top with cheese then serve when it melts.
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In a small bowl whisk egg, stir into pasta until combined.
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Spoon mixture into mini muffin pan. To make this easy I used my cookie dough scooper which made it less messy. Depending on how much you add to each muffin cup, you should get 32-36 muffin cups filled, it is about 2 tablespoons in each muffin cup.
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Top with a pinch of KRAFT Finely Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
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Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
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Let it cool for a few minutes, then remove from pan onto serving plate.
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Garnish with a dash of sour cream and top with green onions if desired. Serve and enjoy!
Check out these 13 Ways to Mac Your Cheese for more recipes you can make!
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Chili Cheese Mac Bites
Ingredients
- 14 ounce KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
- 1/2 lb. hamburger
- 1/4 onion diced
- 1 large tomato diced
- 3/4 cup canned Dark Red Kidney Beans drained
- 3 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon salsa
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup KRAFT Finely Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Optional Toppings
- sour cream
- green onions diced
Instructions
- In a large skillet add hamburger and onion, cook over medium-high heat until meat is thoroughly cooked and onion is translucent. Add in diced tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste, salsa, and chili powder. Cook for 3-5 minutes, set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray if making bites.
- Prepare KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package.
- Once noodles are done, pour noodles into the skillet with the meat and add in cheese sauce, stir together until well combined. *At this point if you want to leave it as a skillet bake, top with cheese then serve when it melts.
- In a small bowl whisk egg, stir into pasta until combined.
- Spoon mixture into mini muffin pan. To make this easy I used my cookie dough scooper which made it less messy. Depending on how much you add to each muffin cup, you should get 32-36 muffin cups filled, it is about 2 tablespoons in each muffin cup.
- Top with a pinch of KRAFT Finely Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let it cool for a few minutes, then remove from pan onto serving plate.
- Garnish with a dash of sour cream and top with green onions if desired. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Mac & cheese bites are one of our favorite snacks. I definitely need to make these.
These look fun, easy and delicious! YUM!
These bites would go so fast. Easy, delicious pops in the mouth.
OMG, this looks so good. I have the ingredients to make this. Maybe tonight is the night!
I’ve been on the hunt for a mac and cheese bites recipe since my husband brought them up last week. This one sounds really easy to make. I’ll have to try them this weekend as a Super Bowl treat!
These looks so good! They’re the perfect finger food for game day!
Yum, these look amazing!!! These would be the perfect super bowl appetizer.
Oh these sound so perfect with sour cream. I love the set up in the last picture!
Those look very yummy. They would be great snacks for my upcoming super bowl party.
wow do those look delicious! i bet they will be a hit a the Super Bowl party this weekend!
These are so scrumptious! Thanks for sharing 🙂
That looks amazing. Mu daughter would go nuts over these.