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Mac and Cheese Bites

This recipe came from the Simple and Delicious cookbook by Taste of Home. An easy recipe; and not the most healthy. But it's a fun snack or lunch item. This recipe is made to be an appetizer, and baked in mini muffin pans. Personally, I didn't want to go out and buy a mini muffin pan, so I do ubled the recipe and had enough to put in 18 full sized muffin cups. There were some adjustments I made, one just by circumstance and the others purposeful. It had specific measurements for how much bread crumbs to sprinkle in the bottom of t he muffin cups, but I just used my judgement. My first mistake was not having enough sharp cheddar cheese for the recipe. To compensate for this, I used more swiss cheese. It actually gave it a unique, almost sharper, flavor I liked rather than the common mac and cheese flavor people usually go towards.   I had enough cheese for one and a half boxes of macaroni, but I did not realize this at the time. I cooked only one box, even though I had two,...