Hot Cheeto Mac and Cheese Balls

Name: Hot Cheeto Mac and Cheese Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 oz protein elbow macaroni; 1.5 cup low fat cottage cheese; 0.5 cup fat free cheddar cheese; 0.33 cup almond milk or any milk of your choice; 1 piece Mac and cheese pack mix; Garlic powder; 3 piece eggs for egg wash; 1 piece bag of hot Cheetos

20 mins prepServes 12

This is such a delicious and fun snack! The entire mac and cheese recipe (excluding the hot Cheetos) is 973 calories with 87 grams of protein. It made 12 balls so each ball was 7.25 grams of protein.

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Mix your cooked pasta and cheese sauce and refrigerate for about 20-30 mins. Once the Mac and cheese is cold, form them into balls. Place on parchment paper and place in freezer for 30 mins. After freezing for 30 mins, dip the balls in the egg wash as shown in video and then dip in the hot Cheeto powder. Cook in air fryer for 10-20 mins depending on your air fryer.

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