Southern Smoked Mac & Cheese

Name: How to cook Southern Smoked Mac & Cheese - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Mitty

Southern Smoked Mac & Cheese

Southern style, multi cheese smoked Mac & Cheese with Turkish Spices

Ingredient

Food ration :

4-5 servings

Cooking time :

3 hrs

16 oz (500 g)

sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

8 oz (225 g)

part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

8 oz (225 g)

cream cheese, cubed and room temperature

1 cup (250 ml)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Preheat Smoker to 225 Degrees

* Step 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.

* Step 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.

* Step 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

* Step 5

Pour the macaroni mixture into the baking dish and spread evenly.

* Step 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.