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:
🦃 a 12" cast iron skillet is about the right size 🦃 We think anything above 225 in the smoker tends to dry out the mac and cheese 🦃 We like apple, cherry or pecan wood the best 🦃 and our secret tip: Add some of the dry rub as seasoning into the mac and cheese.
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.
Welcome to Holiday Side Dish Week 2022 hosted by Heather from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks. This year we have over 45 side dishes to help you plan your holiday meals.
Monday Holiday Side Dish Recipes:
- Baked Pineapple Casserole from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Brown Butter Pumpkin Sage Pongal from Magical Ingredients
- Cauliflower Gratin from Palatable Pastime
- Cheesy Corn Casserole with Sage from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Crispy Skillet Stuffing from The Spiffy Cookie
- Easy Instant Pot Buttered Potatoes with Garlic and Parsley from Blogghetti
- Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole from Kathryn's Kitchen Blog
- Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash from An Affair from the Heart
- Loaded Sweet Potatoes au Gratin from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Mushroom Gratin from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Pecan Rice from A Day in the Life on the Far
- Smoked Mac and Cheese Casserole from Our Good Life
- Sweet Onion Pudding from A Little Fish in the Kitchen
- Sweet Potato Casserole from Hostess At Heart
- Tomato Parmesan Soup from Art of Natural Living
- Wild Rice and Cider Cranberry Pilaf from Sweet Beginnings
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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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