Mac 'n Cheese Bites

Pretzel crackers are topped with a slice of sausage and a spoonful of mac 'n cheese in these bite-size snacks that are ready in minutes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 mins
• Total Time: 19 mins
• Calories: 190 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons milk
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 cup cooked macaroni
• 2 slices American cheese, diced
• 16 thin pretzel crackers (such as Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps®)
• 1 (4 ounce) precooked smoked sausage, cut into sixteen 1/4-inch slices

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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