Fried Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:

Favorite Mac & Cheese Recipe
2 Eggs
1/4 C Milk
3 C Bread Crumbs
Vegetable Oil (for frying)

Optional Sauces:

Ketchup
Mustard
Ranch
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Guacamole
Marinara Sauce

Directions:

1. Form your cold macaroni & cheese into 1 inch balls and place on pan.  Put pan in freezer for 1 hour.
2. Beat Eggs and milk in a bowl to make an egg wash.
3. Dip balls into egg wash then roll in bread crumbs and coat completely.
4. Heat oil in deep fryer to 320 or fill a skillet 1/2-3/4 deep and head over medium heat to 320.
5. Fry the coated mac & cheese balls for 3-4 minutes and place on paper towel.
6. Serve with sauce

Little Smokies

2-16 oz packages miniature smoked sausage links

8 oz grape jelly

12 oz barbecue sauce

Mix jelly and barbecue sauce together in crock pot then add mini sausages.  Cook on high for 2-3 hour or until they are hot.  

Potato Rounds/Irish Nachos

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 Pounds of potatoes (Cleaned and sliced 1/4 inch thick)
• 2 Tbls Olive Oil
• 1/2 tsp dried rosemary leaves (crushed)
• 1/2 tsp Thyme
• Salt & Pepper
• 6 Bacon slices (cooked, drained and crumbled) 
• 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Barbecue Sauce
• Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt (optional)
• Pico de gallo/salsa/diced tomatoes (optional)
• 2 minced Green Onion slices (optional)
• 1 Tbls Chopped Cilantro leaves (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450º. Wash and slice potatoes leaving the skins on.  
2. Put potato slices into a bowl or gallon zip lock bag.  Drizzle olive oil, rosemary and thyme over potatoes and mix to coat the potato slices.  
3. Place the potato slices, in a single layer, onto a baking sheet.  Bake 20 minutes, turn over and bake an additional 20 minutes.
4. Using a pastry brush, generously brush the potato slices with barbecue sauce.  
5. Sprinkle each potato slice with the crumbled bacon and then top with the cheese.  Return to the over and bake 3-5 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted.  
6. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.  Then serve with sour cream, yogurt and/or salsa/tomatoes.