Smokey Mac'n'Cheese... Finally!

SixZeroFour · April 23, 2015, 09:01:42 AM

I have no idea why this took me so long to make considering all the great variations posted here almost weekly! - Plus I love me some Mac'n'Cheese

Thanks to @Idahawk for the base recipe... I modified it a bit by adding bacon and some bonus cheese in there. I also used @1buckie's idea of the crushed up cheeto's as a final crust for the top - Genius idea!

Here's my offering...

Melted butter, touch of Cayenne, flour
Whole pack of Bacon
Whole pack of pre-shredded tex-mex
Whole pack of pre-shredded 3 cheddar blend
Cheeto Dust Crust
Parmesan Sprinkled up top

... Voila!

We chowed our faces off and sent a big pack home with the in-laws. I even got a text message later from the MIL saying it was excellent!

Take care all!

Matt

Cuda Dan · April 23, 2015, 09:13:03 AM

Man that looks great!!! I like your griddle that you did your BACON on!!!!

1buckie · April 23, 2015, 09:49:03 AM

Cheeeeeetos......is the ONLY way to go !!!!!

seems it worked pretty well.....I've had a little trouble before trying pre-shredded cheeses, but it look just peachy (or cheesey, I guess)

Good show !!!!

austin87 · April 23, 2015, 10:05:10 AM

Hot diggity dang! I've also had trouble with pre-shredded but glad it worked out, that looks amazing.

Johnpv · April 23, 2015, 10:07:11 AM

Nice looking mac n cheese. This is one dish that really takes the smoke well. We've done it a bunch of times and it always comes out great.

MrHoss · April 23, 2015, 11:26:57 AM

When you get a compliment from the mother-in-law you know you did good.

MacEggs · April 23, 2015, 12:24:14 PM

I've been wanting to get around to doing this, too. Yours looks delicious!

BTW, in your initial "offering" with the breakdown, no mention of mac ... How much did you use pre-cooked?

Idahawk · April 23, 2015, 02:13:35 PM

Outstanding ! Love the variation , looks so good and the Red performers not bad either

" Esto Perpertua "

WNC · April 23, 2015, 02:52:19 PM

Looks great, love that red SS performer!

Idahawk · April 23, 2015, 03:26:44 PM

@mac eggs

It's a pound of elbow mac I believe.

" Esto Perpertua "

1911Ron · April 24, 2015, 09:11:45 AM

Delicious!

SixZeroFour · April 24, 2015, 09:52:42 AM

Quote from: MacEggs on April 23, 2015, 12:24:14 PM
BTW, in your initial "offering" with the breakdown, no mention of mac ... How much did you use pre-cooked?

Quote from: Idahawk on April 23, 2015, 03:26:44 PM
It's a pound of elbow mac I believe.

Yes, one pound of mac Mac.

mhiszem · May 02, 2015, 03:00:54 PM

That looks delicious! Thanks for sharing, need to make it soon.

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Saugust · May 02, 2015, 04:45:35 PM

Looks delish! What did you use for smoke wood?

fedex · May 03, 2015, 04:52:59 PM

Quote from: 1buckie on April 23, 2015, 09:49:03 AM
Cheeeeeetos......is the ONLY way to go !!!!!

seems it worked pretty well.....I've had a little trouble before trying pre-shredded cheeses, but it look just peachy (or cheesey, I guess)

Good show !!!!

Cheetos? Now that's brilliant out of the box thinking. A lot of new doors have just opened.

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