Gluten-free mac cheese fritters

To be perfectly honest, this recipe’s a bit on the indulgent side. I was thinking about ricotta cheese the other day. Specifically, about how I rarely use it in my cooking, so I bought a small tub at the supermarket and decided to see if I could come up with anything. Then the following night, I was struggling to think of what to cook the kids for tea. I started thinking about macaroni and cheese, as I had plenty of gluten-free pasta on hand. But I couldn’t be bothered with the cheese sauce, so I decided to use the ricotta cheese instead. I made fritters so that I could put them in the school lunchboxes the next day. The result was an instant hit with my family. The ricotta cheese makes the fritters a little lower in fat than your usual mac cheese dish (although frying them in the oil elevates the fat content anyway!). It also makes them a quick and easy meal option. I have added chia seeds to this recipe for extra nutrition but there are plenty of other ways to boost nutritional value. You could stir in some mashed veggies, some chicken mince, or even some other seed mixes. I served the fritters with steamed vegetables at tea time and then with carrot sticks and cucumber in the lunchboxes the next day. Enjoy!