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!

Chili Cheese Mac Bites

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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!

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!
The fun thing about this recipe is that it can be served two ways!

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!

The first way is kid and game day friendly, served as bites.

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!

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.

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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

  • 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.

    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!

  • 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!

Check out these 13 Ways to Mac Your Cheese for more recipes you can make! 

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Chili Cheese Mac Bites

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Servings: 36
Calories: 73 kcal
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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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

Serving: 1gCalories: 73kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 3gFat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 79mgVitamin A: 180IUVitamin C: 0.9mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 0.7mg
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