Ham and Macaroni and Cheese Appetizer Bites
Everyone's favorite comfort food is morphed into everyone's favorite appetizer.
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk warmed slightly
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- ½ cup shredded Swiss Cheese
- 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg or to taste
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 box (16 ounces) ditallini pasta cooked according to package directions, and drained
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups finely chopped ham optional
- cooking spray
- mini muffin cups or regular size muffin cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain. Stir in the olive oil. Keep warm and set aside.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and cook approximately 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk in the warm milk and cook, stirring occasionally. The sauce will start to thicken as it heats.
- Stir in the salt, pepper, nutmeg and dry mustard.
- Switch to a wooden spoon and stir in the shredded cheeses and the cream cheese. Stir until smooth.
- Add the cooked and drained pasta to the cheese sauce and stir until well combined.
- Spray the inside of the muffin cups lightly with cooking spray.
- Fill the muffin tins with the ham and macaroni and cheese mixture.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
If using larger muffin tins, bake for approximately 10 minutes longer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 273mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 1mg
