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smoking Smoked Mac&Cheese

Wanted to share this with you guys, it is the best Mac&Cheese I have ever had.
 
1lb bacon
1/4 cup tallow or other fat
16oz. pkg of medium shells or any other pasta
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1tsp ground mustard
1tsp black pepper
2tsp kosher salt
32oz half-and-half
4 cups shredded white american cheese
your favorite rub
2 cups shredded montery jack cheese
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs or crushed corn flakes
peppers of your choice (if desired)
 
bacon
Smoke 1lb of back for crumbling
Save the rendered fat.
 
pasta
prepare (al dente) 1 box, 16oz of medium shells and set aside.
 
roux
heat 1/4 cup tallow or other fat/oil
mix 1/2 cup flour
add mustard, kosher salt and black pepper
mix in half-and-half and stir until smooth
add 4 cups shredded white american cheese, stir until cheese melts
mix in pasta shells
 
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layer ingredients
in a 14x9x2.5 foil pan pour in half of the shells and cheese.
sprinkle with rub
top with half crumbled bacon
top with layer of monterey jack
top with layer of bread crumbs
top with peppers if desired
spoon 2 tbsp bacon grease on top.

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REPEAT LAYERING PROCESS!
 
Smoke It!
put it in your smoker with the temp 250-300, for 1 hour or until bubbling
 
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Enjoy
 
 
I'm in a barn stuck in a rain storm. Had to log in and tell you awesome that is. My sister is the queen of Mac and that looks legit. I'm a Mac dude from birth. Like it or not I just "sicmaned" my entire office looking at those pics. Rain has stoped,running to the house to go eat pork and pretend it's Mac. P.s. I really mis Mac he was a good guy.
 
It is awesome!  I have a friend who smokes a lot of things I would consider "out of the box".  I need to branch out and try more things like this.  Well done.
 
JayT said:
It is awesome!  I have a friend who smokes a lot of things I would consider "out of the box".  I need to branch out and try more things like this.  Well done.
 
A Rubbermaid container with water and liquid smoke in the microwave. Now you can smoke everything you cook! Thank me later.
 
JayT said:
Ooooh smoked hot dogs!  Genius!!!
 
Really not genius since a lot of hot dogs are already smoked. :lol:
 
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