See exactly how to make air fryer mac and cheese balls from fresh premade or frozen. Serve them for an easy side dish. Let’s air fry!
Table of Contents
Why air fryer mac and cheese balls are the best
- Super easy air fryer side dish recipe.
- Air fry frozen mac and cheese balls or fresh ones from the prepared section of the grocery store.
- Includes a video for beginners (scroll to bottom of page).
Ingredients
What you need to make mac and cheese balls.
- Mac and cheese balls, frozen or fresh premade (use any brand like Whole Foods, Stouffer’s, Trader Joe’s, Costco, etc.)
- Pizza sauce (for dipping – try my homemade pizza sauce)
- Parsley (optional topping)
How to make air fryer mac and cheese balls
Here’s how to make them nice and crisp in the air fryer.
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F.
- Add fresh or frozen mac and cheese balls to air fryer basket. They should be in a flat layer without overlapping if possible.
- Air fry mac and cheese balls for 6 minutes.
- Shake air fryer basket or use tongs or a spatula to flip mac and cheese balls around in the basket.
- Air fry mac and cheese balls until brown and starting to burst. This is about 6-10 minutes more if cooking from fresh (or reheating them). Or 12-15 minutes more if cooking mac and cheese balls in the air fryer from frozen.
- Serve cooled air fried mac and cheese balls with a side of pizza sauce and a sprinkle of parsley.
FAQs
Yes! I’m a huge fan of the best Cheesecake Factory menu items for delivery, and have air fried leftover mac and cheese balls numerous times. Follow this recipe and you’ll be happy with the results!
Store bought pizza sauce, or homemade pizza sauce are good options. Pasta sauce is good too. And for something really different, but very delicious to dip your mac and cheese balls recipe in after they cook in the air fryer, try my jalapeno ranch dressing. It is ready in under 10 minutes and is served chilled. So good!
What you need to air fry food
- Air Fryer Machine: In Sip Bite Go recipe tutorials, you’ll see the higher end model, the Philips Airfryer XXL Digital. Other popular air fryers include the Ninja Foodi, NuWave, and Black & Decker.
- Air Fryer Accessories: Save time with reusable air fryer basket liners and this bundle of air fryer accessories.
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Are you a foodie, too?
Hey foodie friends, check out my video of this air fried mac and cheese turning into a complete dinner with artichoke chicken recipe (seen in photo above) on YouTube.
If you’re into easy smoker recipes, check out this smoked mac and cheese.
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Air Fryer Mac And Cheese Balls Recipe | Sip Bite Go
Ingredients
- 16 oz mac and cheese balls frozen or fresh premade
- 1 cup pizza sauce warmed
- 1 tsp fresh chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F.
- Add fresh or frozen mac and cheese balls to air fryer basket. They should be in a flat layer without overlapping if possible.
- Air fry mac and cheese balls for 6 minutes.
- Shake air fryer basket or use tongs or a spatula to flip mac and cheese balls around in the basket.
- Air fry mac and cheese balls until brown and starting to burst. This is about 6-10 minutes more if cooking from fresh (or reheating them). Or 12-15 minutes more if cooking mac and cheese balls in the air fryer from frozen.
- Serve cooled air fried mac and cheese balls with a side of pizza sauce and a sprinkle of parsley.
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