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Grate Bites – Mac & Cheese Veggie Bites with Homemade Nuggets

Grate Bites – Mac & Cheese Veggie Bites with Homemade Nuggets
Prep Time BG 25

Prep Time

minutes

Cook Time BG 45

Cook Time

minutes

Total Time BG 70

Total Time

minutes

Serving BG Varies

Serving

size

Recipe by Bunnell Elementary School. 

Ingredients

Mac & Cheese

  • Butter (to grease muffin tins)
  • 2 C elbow macaroni
  • 1 C shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 oz cottage cheese
  • 4 oz sour cream
  • 1 C butternut squash, pureed
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1/3 C grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 C plain breadcrumbs

Nuggets

  • Butter (to grease muffin tins)
  • 2 lbs ground chicken
  • 1-1/2 C whole wheat bread crumbs (reserve ½ C)
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp each salt & pepper

Preparation

Mac & Cheese

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease two muffin tins with butter and set aside.
  2. Boil pasta according to package directions. Drain with a colander, and return pasta back to pan.
  3. Stir in cottage cheese, cheddar cheese and sour cream into pasta until they are completely melted.
  4. Stir in pureed squash and salt, and mix well.
  5. Mix parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs in a small bowl. Put mac and cheese mixture into each of the muffin tin cavities.
  6. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a tablespoon of the Parmesan-breadcrumb mixture. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Nuggets

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease two baking sheets with butter, and set aside.
  2. In large bowl, use your hands to mix chicken, 1 cup of breadcrumbs, basil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.
  3. Make the mix described in step 2 into 30 nuggets, and coat the nuggets in the remaining breadcrumbs, making sure all sides are completely covered.
  4. Place nuggets on baking sheets, and bake for 15 to 18 minutes, flipping nuggets halfway through cooking time.
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