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I recently tried out TikTok's hack to make Kraft Dinner even better than it already is, and while I thoroughly enjoyed how it turned out, I ended up with so much in leftovers.
I hate food waste, but there were only so many times I could reheat the KD and eat it over and over again, so I decided to put my thinking cap on and see if I could get creative with it.
I made some plans, bought some groceries, blasted Taylor Swift's Folklore (which is her best album ever, don't even @ me) and got my groove on in my hilariously tiny Toronto kitchen.
First up was appetizers. I had some leftover Tostito scoops, so I literally just heaped my congealed KD into the chip and added some bacon crumble.
After toasting it in the oven for about 10 minutes, I took it out, topped it with some green onions and voila! You could definitely serve this at a Super Bowl party or as a little fun surprise during a cocktail hour.
If I were to make it again, I might even do a balsamic drizzle for a little acidic kick.
Scoops with Kraft Dinner, bacon and green onion. Sarah Rohoman | Narcity
Next up was jalapeno poppers, which was the concept I was most excited about.
I halved, cored and deseeded a few peppers and then spread some cream cheese into the hollowed-out bodies before aggressively stuffing in some KD. I put them in the oven for about 20 minutes since I wanted the peppers to cook through a bit to lessen some of the heat from the jalapeno.
Once they were ready, I again topped them with green onions (mainly because I had them and needed to use them up) and took a bite. I thoroughly enjoyed this and would 10/10 serve to guests who can handle spice.
Japapeno halves stuffed with cream cheese, Kraft Dinner and green onion. Sarah Rohoman | Narcity
And for my main course, I tested out a KD baked potato.
After stabbing my potato all over with a fork (which the internet told me I needed to do so it wouldn't explode?!), I drizzled it with olive oil, salt and pepper and popped it in the oven. I left it to do its thing for about 50 minutes, flipping once around the midway point.
Once it was ready and cooled, I halved it, scooped out the fluffy interior potato, mashed it with some leftover cream I had from the initial KD recipe and seasoned it with salt and black pepper.
I put it back into the potato skin shell, added some of my leftover Kraft Dinner on top and put it back in the oven for a few minutes to let everything warm through.
This was by far my favourite dish of the day. I highly recommend!
Baked potato with Kraft Dinner and green onion. Sarah Rohoman | Narcity
At the end of my evening, I was full of carbs and heartburn, which is truly not a bad way to spend a Sunday.
Getting creative in the kitchen is something I love doing, but next time I make a recipe, I'll try to make sure I don't have leftovers to last me for a week's worth of meals!