Recipe This | Air Fryer Mac And Cheese (2024)

Air Fryer Mac And Cheese.How to air fry mac and cheese sothat it tastes better than any baked mac and cheese that you have ever tried.Using 3 main ingredients air fryer mac and cheese is a game changer and anaddiction you will soon follow.

This air fryer baked mac and cheese recipe features dried macaroni, skimmed milk and grated cheese.

With lots of useful tips showing you how to transform your air fryer mac and cheese based on favourite cheese, favourite seasonings and if you want to transform it into a mac and cheese casserole with a wonderful parmesan crust.

Air Fryer MacAnd Cheese

Thisair fryer mac and cheese post is an update from a baked macaroni cheese recipethat we originally shared with you in September of 2016. We hope you enjoy ourupdated version.

Our air fryer mac and cheese has been a long time coming. We have always meant to show you how to make mac and cheese in the air fryer, but another recipe has come up and it has got forgotten about.

Whichis just so, so wrong as I am a HUGE mac and cheese fan and its been on my favouritefood list since I was a small child.

Though for me, this mac and cheese would always be known as air fryer macaroni cheese, as that’s what us Brits would always call it.

I remember watching Friends as a teen and it always referenced mac and cheese and that’s when I realised that outside of Britain it had a totally different name to it.

Whetheryou do call it air fryermacaroni cheese or air fryer mac and cheese, it tastesso good and will be one of those air fryer meals that you will want to eat timeand time again.

In the Milner house you always know which air fryer recipes we are addicted to the most, as those are the ones we keep on cooking and testing before we share them with you.

Just because we need to air fry mac and cheese another time and another, just to taste test it again for you! Even though it was perfect on attempt 2!

Can You Make MacAnd Cheese In A Air Fryer?

Absolutely! Air Fryer Mac and Cheeseis like making baked mac and cheese in the oven. There is no macaroni to boil,there is no cheese sauce to make and everything happens in one dish.

When you first make mac andcheese in an air fryer, it will be like one of those moments when you wonderedwhy you didn’t do this years ago.

Why Cook Mac AndCheese In The Air Fryer?

The beauty of cooking mac andcheese in the air fryer, is the small amount of ingredients and how it allcomes together like magic. There is no hassle and it is perfect for if you wanta quick air fryer dinner.

You start off with the 3 mainingredients (macaroni, cheese and milk) and you can vary it depending onfavourite pasta flavours.

What Ingredients& Gadgets Go Into Air Fryer Mac And Cheese?

There are 3 main ingredients that go into air fryer macand cheese:

• Dried Macaroni Pasta
• Skimmed Milk
• Grated Cheese

As well as this we used the Philips Air Fryer XL as well as a quality baking pan that perfectly fits into the air fryer.

Its important that your chosen baking pan is deep enough tohold your mac and cheese, as well as not being too big that it doesn’t fit intoyour air fryer basket.

You can choose whichever brand of dried macaroni pasta that you wish. But try to keep to a similar size of pasta as what we have demonstrated in this mac and cheese recipe.

Otherwise the cook times may vary if your pasta is much smaller or bigger than ours.

Skimmed milk is important. Because of the way your mac and cheese bakes, you don’t want anything but fat free, or almost fat free milk.

Skimmed milk is much thinner than semi skimmed or full fat milk and by using this it will stop your macaroni from sticking and help with the correct thickness of your macaroni cheese.

Grated cheese comes down to what your favourite cheese is. There are so many cheese variations that you can do in your air fryer macaroni cheese. In ours we used our favourite gouda cheese as well as some cheddar cheese.

But you could use any type of grated cheese that cooks well. Though try to avoid mozzarella because it is so stringy that it will make it difficult to stir.

Air Fryer MacAnd Cheese Tips:

• Its like science – Just like when you bake a cake, you want to make sure you get your measurements spot on for the ratio of pasta to milk. Otherwise you can end up with a watery sauce, dried out pasta or way too thick.

• It MUST be stirred – Even though you can dump the ingredients into the air fryer and the air fryer will do the hard work, you still need to stir it regularly. This will stop it from sticking and makes sure that everything is well cooked. We stirred 3 times at 6 minutes, 12 minutes and at 18 minutes.

• Set the air fryer to just 6 minutes – Use the air fryer beep as your signal to mix your air fryer mac and cheese, then click for another 6 minutes. It will save you having to remind yourself and as the air fryer keeps its last time makes it so much easier.

• Variations are key – We all have different flavours and seasonings we like so do mix and match your air fryer mac and cheese. Add in ham or bacon or pepperoni for a meat kick. Add in coconut cream at the end to make it creamier or add dried onion or breadcrumbs to turn it into a casserole.

• The air fryer baking pan will be full – When you add the dried pasta, the milk and cheese it will be almost overflowing. This is why its better once it has cooked for a bit and you have stirred it, to add in additional ingredients and not at the start.

How To Air Fry MacAnd Cheese?

Cooking mac & cheese in the air fryer is sosimple:

• Load the ingredients – Add your pasta, milk and cheese to the air fryer baking pan and give it a quick stir.
• Stir the beeps – Each time it beeps give it another stir and use the 2^nd beep to add in extra ingredients so that it can cook with it.
• Add the crust – Finish off by adding your parmesan and breadcrumb topping and cook for the last 2 minutes and then serve.

More Air FryerDinner Recipes

Here at Recipe This we love an air fryer dinner. Being working parentsto three children and them all demanding their home cooked food, means the airfryer is ideal for lazy dinners.

Here are a few more air fryer dinner recipes beyondour air fryer mac and cheese recipe for you to try out next:

• Air Fryer Roast Chicken Dinner
• Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin
• Air Fryer Oven Greek Lamb Chops
• Air Fryer Jerk Chicken + Pumpkin Couscous
• Air Fryer Steak + Fries

We also have a lot more airfryer recipes for you to check out and find some new ideas for planning yourmeals. As well as this we have our air fryer archives, which is full tobursting with all our air fryer recipes in one big PDF ebook. Youcan order it on this link or click on the banner below.

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