It is the annual Holiday Side Dish Week, the 2022 version, and I am happy to share with you my husband's Smoked Mac and Cheese that goes beautifully with many different proteins, such as roast turkey, deep-fried turkey, baked ham, roast beef, roasted chicken and so much more!
This mac and cheese are served in an aluminum pie pan for our outdoor fun, but for other prime events, like Thanksgiving, consider serving it in the family's cast iron skillet. You can smoke the dish in this container and a bit of smoky goodness scents the air around the table.
Oh. So. Good!
Some other great hints we've learned over the years:
Prep time
15 MinCook time
30 MinTotal time
45 MinSmoked Mac and Cheese
This smoked mac and cheese was made so easy by adding smoke using the Big Green Egg.
Ingredients
- 16 oz of your favorite dried pasta
- 3/4 c heavy cream
- 1/2 c half and half
- salt and pepper
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 c shredded swiss cheese
- 1 1/2 c shredded gouda cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the smoker to 300, reduce to 225 degrees, add your soaked wood (we like apple, cherry or pecan) and set the smoker to smoke.
- Boil the noodles in salted water until al dente.
- Drain the noodles, add cream, butter, half and half, cheese, salt and pepper to taste and stir until cheese has melted. Cover with a sheet of nonstick aluminum foil.
- Smoke for 15 minutes, then peel the foil back from one corner and smoke another 15 minutes.
- Remove from smoker, reseal the foil and set for 10 minutes. Serve.
I have made mac and cheese in my smoker as well with great results. Love your version.
ReplyDeleteThe cheese combo in this mac and cheese sounds so amazing. Can't wait to try it.
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ReplyDeleteThe cheese combination used along with the smoking makes this mac and cheese stand out above the crowd.
ReplyDeleteI could eat mac n cheese all day long! This smoked version sounds yummy.
ReplyDeleteYum, grown up mac n cheese! I just bought a stove top smoker and bet this could be adapted for that.
ReplyDeleteThis is my kind of side dish!! Love everything about this and I know I'll be making this on repeat!
ReplyDeleteWe've never smoked mac and cheese before, but we certainly do have to give this a try! It looks and sounds amazing!! 🔥🧡
ReplyDeleteThis smoky mac and cheese sounds yummy!
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