Bonefish Grill Mac and Cheese Bites Recipe

Bonefish Grill’s Mac and Cheese Bites are crispy fried bites filled with creamy macaroni and cheese, served as a delicious appetizer or side dish.

Make our Bonefish Grill Mac and Cheese Bites Recipe at home for your next party.

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Bonefish Grill Mac and Cheese Bites Recipe

Make our Bonefish Grill Mac and Cheese Bites Recipe at home for your next party.

Prep Time45 minutes mins

Active Time5 minutes mins

Cooling Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 50 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer, Party Recipe

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Bonefish Grill, Mac and Cheese, Macaroni and Cheese

Yield: 6 People

Ingredients

Macaroni and Cheese

• 1 1/2 cups 6 ounces uncooked dried Elbow Macaroni
• 3 tablespoons Butter
• 1 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese

Fried Macaroni and Cheese Bites

• 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 2 Eggs beaten
• 3/4 cup plain Bread Crumbs
• 1 cup Vegetable Oil

Instructions

Macaroni and Cheese

• Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain. Set aside.
• Place butter in 2-quart saucepan. Place saucepan over low heat and melt butter.
• Stir in flour and salt. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly.
• Slowly whisk in milk, whisking constantly, until sauce is smooth. Bring sauce to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.
• Stir in cheese and cooked pasta. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
• Spray a 8 or 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon macaroni and cheese mixture into pan, packing it down slightly. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until macaroni and cheese is completely cooled.

Fried Macaroni and Cheese Bites

• Place flour, eggs and bread crumbs in three separate shallow bowls.
• Cut chilled macaroni and cheese into 24 pieces.
• Dredge each macaroni and cheese bite in flour. Roll around to fully cover. Shake off excess.
• Dip in eggs, again, rolling around to fully cover.
• Then coat well with bread crumbs.
• Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
• Place breaded Mac and Cheese Bites, in hot oil, a few at a time (do not crowd). Cook or 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side.
• Remove from oil and drain bites on paper towel-covered plate.
• Serve immediately with a selection of dipping sauces.

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Photo of “WP_20150209_005 – Lobsters tacos and mac & cheese bites at Bonefish Grill” is by eatdrinkmadison and is used by permission under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Creative Commons License. Read the Full License Here – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode. Thank you, eatdrinkmadison. Great Picture. Photos may be “representative” of the recipe and not the actual finished dish. All photo licenses listed were correct at the time of the posting of the page. Recipe is our adaption of several recipes formally widely-circulated on the internet – courtesy of the Wayback Machine. Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.