Name: Mac 'n Cheese Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Butter - 2 teaspoons; Cooked macaroni - 1 cup; American cheese, diced - 2 slices; Milk - 2 tablespoons; Thin pretzel crackers (such as Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps®) - 16; Precooked smoked sausage, cut into sixteen 1/4-inch slices - 1 (4 ounce); Ground black pepper to taste - 1 (4 ounce)

Ingredients for - Mac 'n Cheese Bites

1. Butter 2 teaspoons

2. Cooked macaroni 1 cup

3. American cheese, diced 2 slices

4. Milk 2 tablespoons

5. Thin pretzel crackers (such as Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps®) 16

6. Precooked smoked sausage, cut into sixteen 1/4-inch slices 1 (4 ounce)

7. Ground black pepper to taste 1 (4 ounce)

How to cook deliciously - Mac 'n Cheese Bites

1 . Stage

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add macaroni and American cheese; stir until cheese is mostly melted, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low; mix in milk.

2 . Stage

Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven on the low broil setting. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3 . Stage

Spread pretzels crackers on the prepared baking sheet; top each with a slice of sausage. Spoon 1 tablespoon macaroni and cheese mixture over sausage. Sprinkle black pepper on top.

4 . Stage

Bake under the preheated broiler until American cheese and pretzels start to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.