Southern Smoked Mac & Cheese
Southern style, multi cheese smoked Mac & Cheese with Turkish Spices
Notes:
-For extra creaminess, use 8 ounces of cream cheese.
-Cheeses can be swapped as long as they aren't aged. Keep under 3 years old.
-Softer cheeses like burrata, brie, camembert, and chevre (goat cheese) can be used partly in the place of Cream Cheese.
Doubling: Only add one more egg, double the cream cheese, and use larger baking dish (disposable aluminum). Bake it for an extra 10 minutes as well to ensure the custard gets cooked and that cheese crust gets nice.
Southern Smoked Mac & Cheese
Southern style, multi cheese smoked Mac & Cheese with Turkish Spices
Notes:
-For extra creaminess, use 8 ounces of cream cheese.
-Cheeses can be swapped as long as they aren't aged. Keep under 3 years old.
-Softer cheeses like burrata, brie, camembert, and chevre (goat cheese) can be used partly in the place of Cream Cheese.
Doubling: Only add one more egg, double the cream cheese, and use larger baking dish (disposable aluminum). Bake it for an extra 10 minutes as well to ensure the custard gets cooked and that cheese crust gets nice.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Preheat Smoker to 225 Degrees
- 2
Fill a large stockpot or dutch oven halfway with chicken broth (or water if you don't have broth), and bring to a boil. Add in elbow macaroni and cook until just under al dente, according to package directions. Do not fully cook or overcook the macaroni pasta, it'll finish cooking through completely in the oven. Once just under al dente, drain the pasta.
- 3
While the pasta boils, use a wooden spoon to mix the half and half, heavy cream, half of the cheddar cheese, half of the Colby jack cheese, all of the mozzarella cheese, all of the American cheese, and all of the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl.
- 4
Add smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, mustard powder, and some kosher salt and pepper, stirring well and tasting the mixture to ensure there is a good flavor. Do not add too much salt, since cheese is pretty salty and will add its saltines
- 5
Pour the macaroni mixture into the baking dish and spread evenly.
- 6
Top the macaroni and cheese generously with the rest of the cheddar cheese and colby jack cheese. Sprinkle the top with a little more smoked paprika, if desired.
- 7
Bake in Smoker for 1 Hour, or up to 2 hours for extra smokiness.
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