How to Smoke Mac and Cheese on Your Traeger Grill
This recipe for How to Smoke Mac and Cheese on Your Traeger Grill 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
Cheese 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 and Cheese Ingredients:
- 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