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T.G.I. Friday's Fried Mac & Cheese Recipe
T.G.I. Friday's Fried Mac & Cheese
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Appetizer
Calories: 879
Cook Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Recipe Rating: 4.0 (2 reviews)
 

Menu Description: "Irresistible, creamy cheeses and elbow noodles golden fried to perfection."

When T.G.I. Friday's vice president of research and development Phil Costner was in Las Vegas at Fix restaurant in the Bellagio in 2006, he tried a version of this fantastic finger food and immediately went to work locating a supplier to develop the dish for his chain of 550 restaurants. Now Fried Mac & Cheese is one of seven "radically new" finger foods on Friday's appetizer menu that includes Crispy Green Bean Fries, Potato Skinny Dippers and Triple Meat Fundido. After several hours in the underground lab I decided on a couple ways to approach this particular clone. Since Friday's Fried Mac & Cheese is made with a blend of cheeses, I'll first show you how to re-create the mac & cheese from scratch using cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. And for those of you who love shortcuts, head on down to the Tidbits at the bottom of the recipe and I'll show you how to clone the appetizer much faster using frozen Stouffer's Macaroni & Cheese.
 

Source: "Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 3" by Todd Wilbur.
Macaroni & Cheese 
1 cup skim milk
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Amber  
Submitted on 01/24/07
My husband said it tasted like a grilled cheese, I agree. However the recipe fot the mac and cheese is great!
chezgery, Chef in Southern Oregon  
Submitted on 01/22/07
This is another great appetizer!!! I tried the frozen Stouffer's method. But I wanted a cheese sauce...So, I made it with a "dry" package, where you can get in the supermarket(many varieties) this solved the 'presentation' problem. Also you could use Cambel's Cheddar Cheese soup, whatever is quick for you.