TikTok Is Drooling Over DIY Doritos Fried Mac And Cheese
Doritos are without doubt one of the most popular chips on the planet. In fact, Tasting Table lists it as the number two best type of chip. When you grab a bag of one of its 14 flavors, chances are you're going to enjoy chowing down on whatever kind you choose, whether you're a Cool Ranch, Nacho Cheese, or even a Tapatío fan, the latter of which Mashed says is the very best of all the Doritos flavors.
The internet is feeling a particular the Doritos and mac and cheese combo, and has been for a while. In 2019, over on Twitter, user Eric Pope suggested a Doritos and Kraft joint effort, tweeting, "Have @Doritos and @kraftmacandcheese ever collaborated on a nacho Mac and cheese? If not why not? Can they? Their deliciousness both are based on an orange cheese dust as the core ingredient, seems like a slam dunk." Kraft was down, retweeting with the comment, "yo @Doritos u up?"
According to Instagram, Doritos Diner, a UK-based virtual restaurant with menu items inspired by Doritos chips, already has a similar product: the loaded cheese and jalapeño bites, which resemble Food Network's fried mac and cheese but instead of macaroni, they're stuffed with melted cheese and jalapeño.
Doritos fried mac and cheese has been a long time coming
A few Doritos fans at Food Network who generally find themselves gravitating toward that orange bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos took to TikTok to share a recipe for DIY Doritos fried mac and cheese, which had the social media platform instantly screaming for more. Beyond TikTok, though,
TikTokers were amazed and left hungry by the video, which features macaroni cooked in a creamy Doritos "milk," with the finished product frozen, cut into triangles, and dusted with Doritos crumbs for extra Nacho Cheese goodness. "I would eat that every day," commented one user, while another chimed in, "I'm crying that looks sooo good, defo gonna try making these." One user suggested the Doritos fried mac and cheese would be a great snack for the Super Bowl, while another wondered if they could be made in the air fryer with Food Network offering assurance the dish could be made with the appliance.
Sounds like everything leading up to the birth of TikTok's Doritos fried mac and cheese has brought us to this moment and this drool-worthy new dish. We mean, creamy mac and cheese bites with a Doritos crunch — how could you go wrong?