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Bacon Mac ’n’ Cheese Bites

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jun 23, 2016
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Welcome your guests by serving these cheesy baked bites made using bacon and macaroni. Perfect appetizer for Halloween.

Bacon Mac ’n’ Cheese Bites

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 34
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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (8 oz)
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 oz blue cheese, crumbled (1/4 cup)
  • 6 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (1/3 cup)
  • 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 34 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. In 3-quart saucepan, cook and drain macaroni as directed on package; return to saucepan.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in flour and salt. Cook and stir until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in 3/4 cup of the Cheddar cheese until melted. Stir in Parmesan cheese, blue cheese and bacon until blended. Pour over macaroni, stirring until well mixed.
  • Step 
    3
    Spoon mixture into mini muffin cups, filling full. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chives. Remove from pans.

Nutrition

80 Calories
4g Total Fat
4g Protein
6g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
80
Total Fat
4g
0%
Saturated Fat
2g
0%
Sodium
159mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 High-Fat Meat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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