Easy Smoked Mac and Cheese
This recipe for easy smoked mac and cheese focuses on the ingredients, not the technique. This way you can get up and running with a delish side dish for your next BBQ without fussing with the roux.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- Topping
- 5 oz cheddar cheese shredded
- 3 oz Muenster cheese shredded
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp hot sauce dealer's choice
- salt & pepper to taste
- Panko Topping
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 Tbls Butter melted
- Mac & Cheese
- 16 oz Elbow Macaroni
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 cups Muenster cheese shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 8 oz sliced Velveeta cheese
- 2 cups half and half
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Heat your grill to 350° using indirect cooking
- Melt butter and stir with panko crumbs, set aside
- In a small bowl mix the topping ingredients (listed above) and set aside
- Bring pot of salted water to boil and cook macaroni (al dente) about 6 minutes
- Drain macaroni and return to warm pot
- Add butter and stir until melted
- Add shredded and Velveeta cheeses, stir until melted
- Add half and half, salt, stir and pour in to a pan
- Slather cheese topping on and then sprinkle the Panko topping on
- Place in to your preheated smoker for 30 minutes
- Let rest 5 minutes the serve