Appetizer for 8

Macaroni Cheese Bites

Name: Macaroni Cheese Bites
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 25 g butter plus extra for the tin; 25 g plain flour; 400 ml milk; 200 g macaroni or other short pasta; 200 g mature cheddar grated; 1 tbsp olive oil; 100 g baby button mushrooms sliced; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 2 tsp finely chopped parsley; 20 g dried breadcrumbs; 8 black olives pitted and sliced; 4 sundried tomatoes sliced; 100 g grated mozzarella or cheddar

$5.28for 480 minServes 8

Macaroni gets coated in cheese sauce, mushrooms, garlic, olives, and tomatoes before baking in a muffin tin.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.35Typical price
	Milk, 14 oz$0.04/oz typical	14 oz	$0.57Typical price
	Pasta, 7 oz$0.10/oz typical	7 oz	$0.71Typical price
	Cheddar and shredded cheese, 7 oz$0.30/oz typical	7 oz	$2.12Typical price
	Mushrooms, 3.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.41Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
	Bread crumbs, 0.75 oz$0.14/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.10Typical price
	Pickles and olives, 8 oz$0.18/oz typical	8 oz	$1.44Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 1.25 lb$1.99/lb typical	1.25 lb	$2.49Typical price
	Mozzarella, 3.5 oz$0.30/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.06Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.57

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Swap bread crumbs for stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

80 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Appetizers Snacks Game day

Typical price

$1.32 per serving$5.28 for 4

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Ingredients

25 g butter plus extra for the tin
25 g plain flour
400 ml milk
200 g macaroni or other short pasta
200 g mature cheddar grated
1 tbsp olive oil
100 g baby button mushrooms sliced
2 cloves garlic crushed
2 tsp finely chopped parsley
20 g dried breadcrumbs
8 black olives pitted and sliced
4 sundried tomatoes sliced
100 g grated mozzarella or cheddar

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and butter an 8-cup muffin tin.
Cook the macaroni in boiling water until just tender, then drain it.
Melt 25 grams butter in a saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
Gradually whisk in the milk, simmer for 5 minutes, then stir in the cheddar.
Cook the mushrooms, garlic, parsley, olives, and tomatoes in olive oil over medium heat for 7 minutes.
Mix the macaroni with the cheese sauce and mushroom mixture, fill the muffin tin, top with breadcrumbs and mozzarella, and bake for 20 minutes.