Appetizer for 8
Macaroni Cheese Bites
Macaroni gets coated in cheese sauce, mushrooms, garlic, olives, and tomatoes before baking in a muffin tin.
Typical price
$5.28for 4 servings
$1.32 per serving$5.28 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: bbcgoodfood.com
- 80 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.35Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 14 oz | $0.57Typical price |
| Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 7 oz | $0.71Typical price |
| Cheddar and shredded cheese$0.30/oz typical | 7 oz | $2.12Typical price |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $1.41Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
| Bread crumbs$0.14/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.10Typical price |
| Pickles and olives$0.18/oz typical | 8 oz | $1.44Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 1.25 lb | $2.49Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $1.06Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.57 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
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.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
- Bread crumbs for Stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices
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