Gluten-free Ham Mac and Cheese Cups
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Easy dinner that the kids can help make! These gluten-free mac and cheese ham cups freeze and reheat well too!
Ingredients
- 1 box Gluten-free Mac and cheese, 6 ounces; includes cheese packet
- 6 cups water
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 10 slices gluten-free deli ham, round
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese, I used mixture of white cheddar and sharp cheddar
Instructions
- Bring 6 cups water to boil in a large pot over high heat. Stir in macaroni noodles and 1/4 tsp salt. Cook 8-10 minutes or until done, stirring occasionally.
- While macaroni is cooking, spray 10 cavities of a metal muffin tin. Line each cavity with a slice of deli ham.
- Drain macaroni in colander/strainer, then put back in pot.
- Add butter to macaroni. When butter is mostly melted, stir in milk and cheese sauce from packet. Stir until combined.
- Add black pepper and garlic powder and stir until combined.
- Fill each ham cup with mac and cheese mixture until full.
- Top each with a sprinkle of the shredded cheddar.
- Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until ham is firm but not burnt and cheese is melted.
- Let cool in muffin pan until you can remove from pan easily. Serve immediately or let cool and put in freezer bag for later use.
Nutrition
Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 572mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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