Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese
Equipment
- 1 Pellet Grill or Smoker
Ingredients
- ¼ c butter
- ¼ c flour
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 4 c whole milk
- 3 c Gouda cheese (shredded)
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp hot paprika
- ½ tbsp ground black pepper
- 5 c macaroni (cooked)
- ¼ c Parmesan cheese (shredded)
- ⅓ c bread crumbs
- ¼ c chives (freshly chopped for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your smoker or pellet grill to 240 °F.
- Make the roux; in a large pot over medium heat, melt ¼ c butter and then whisk in ¼ c flour.
- Add 4 oz cream cheese and 4 c whole milk. Simmer for 5 minutes to thicken. Whisk in 3 c Gouda cheese, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp hot paprika, and ½ tbsp ground black pepper. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
- While the sauce is cooking, in a pot of boiling water cook 5 c macaroni.
- Turn off the heat and add the cooked macaroni to the cheese mixture.
- Transfer to a large foil pain or a cast iron dutch oven. Top with ¼ c Parmesan cheese and ⅓ c bread crumbs.
- Place in the smoker and smoke for 1 hour.
- Remove from smoker, top with ¼ c chives, and serve.
Notes
You can stir the mac and cheese occasionally while cooking on the grill to give it a more smokey flavor. Additionally, I prefer to make this in a cast iron dutch oven. It seems to add more flavor and provides a better cook.