Easy Smoked Mac N Cheese Recipe

smoked gouda

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: regular gouda

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories.

Prepare the smoker by removing the water pan and adding a deflector plate; set the temperature to 150-160°C.

Fill the charcoal ring with unlit charcoal and create a well in the center for lit charcoal; light the chimney starter and dump it into the well.

Add a chunk of pear wood to the smoker for flavor.

In a large pan, combine 500 grams of colby cheese, 450 grams of cheddar cheese, 125 grams of salted butter, 250 grams of cream cheese, 500 grams of diced and pre-cooked bacon, and 6 cups of milk.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of barbecue rub over the mixture and stir to combine.

Add 700 grams of dried uncooked pasta to the mixture and stir well.

Place the pan in the smoker and cook for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, remove the pan from the smoker and stir the mixture to ensure nothing is sticking to the edges.

Return the pan to the smoker for another 30 minutes.

After a total of 1 hour, check the mac and cheese and sprinkle with more barbecue rub; stir again and flatten the mixture.

Sprinkle 100 grams of crushed pork crackle evenly over the top and return to the smoker for another 30 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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