Smoking some ribs today. Anyone have a good baked or smoked Mac recipe?

I’m in a hurry so I posted it here

I knew you lived in a trailer

Lol, modular man, modular.

Sorry, my recipe consists of stirring all the odds and ends of cheese I have into a pot of cooked macaroni until I can barely get the spoon out. Sometimes I add tomatoes or even cooked burger. Schmear the mix into a buttered baking dish, cover with foil, and bake awhile. Might add extra butter and/or top with grated parmesan. Recently I discovered that a block of cream cheese stirred into the hot macaroni before the other cheeses doesn’t hurt.

Warning: This is not a low-fat food😱

Lotsa ways to go. Easiest and perhaps most appropriate for BBQ (in my opinion) might just be melting Velveeta with heavy cream and some beer. Salt and pepper. Jalapeño goes well in it if you are so inclined. I don’t have any ratios for you but it isn’t rocket science. Get the cheese sauce to the consistency you like, fold in the warm pasta.

I usually do the mash up odds and ends thing too. I avoid heavy whipping cream, too rich. Need a nice crisp on top. Just thought I’d get other ideas.

Where all the black wimmin’s at?

Adding a can of cream of mushroom soup isn't a bad thing either

Stauffers for the win.

They will never know.....

Melt some butter, maybe half a stick. Stir in bread crumbs, grated parmesan, black pepper. Schmear on the top and leave the foil off until it browns a bit. You can also top that with some grated cheddar to boot.

Did I warn you that it's not low fat?

Like Hell they won’t. The macaroni is mushy, the “cheese” nasty.

You put enough beer into the guests and hickory smoke into the Mac and cheese and you will be up for a James Beard award by sundown.

Nothing at all wrong with a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese (as long as a person's nose isn't pointed too high into the sky).

The only guests we get are children and grandchildren, and they are well-schooled about good eats.

It’s Mac n cheese, how snooty can it get?

Make it any way ya want.

Just shake some Slap Ya Mama on it before eatin.

I, personally don’t get myself into a bind over such last minute things.

You should have been up at 6am and already had it prepped and then for a couple of hours let sit in the smoker with the meat and soak up some smoky flavor as it bakes.

You can do this in crockware, alum foil dish liners or pyrex.

I’m in a bind? Lmao

No potato salad?

Nope, the boy asked for ribs, Mac and corn on the cob

Everyone got their appetite and taste buds back.

We never had ribs at school lunch.

Trying to get you one.

We had a fish fry yesterday and my nephew smoked a big tray of Mac n cheese.

Pretty sure he said 5 different cheeses.

I shot him a text to get it for you.

Yep, time for some health food.

School lunch tacos?

👍 thanks

I didn't sample it, too full on crappie, hush puppies and beers, but he got nothing bit compliments. Uses it for his catering business and sells it at their grocery store where they serve smoked meats as well.

Looks similar to what I’ve done. I’ll try it, thanks

You said you were in a hurry and I may be too late but for your next smoked Mac N Cheese adventure here is what it do:

Stophers family size cooked in the oven as per directions.

Add to the top after cooking:
-a layer of Italian bread crumbs
-Cavenders Greek seasoning
-Slap ya Mama Cajun seasoning
-Salt and Pepper
-3/4+/- lb of bacon cooked and crumbled

Then smoke it for 20-30 min.

Cooked elbow noodles, shredded Tillamook medium cheddar, and either diced Italian stewed tomatoes or diced Mexican stewed tomatoes mixed in, smoke until cheese is melted thru.

We get the Costco Mac-n-Cheese from the fresh case. Then grate up a couple cups of Tillamook sharp cheddar (smoked if I have any) and dice up some ham (cup or two). Mix it all back into the mac. As there's only two of us we split it up into thirds and put it into new smaller tins coated with some Pam or oil. Put some shaved parmesan on top of each. Freeze two and put the other in the oven (or smoker) with a loose covering of foil. Heat to 160. Eat with tabasco.

This thread flung a craving on me so I made a batch with a recipe from a cook in Zimbabwe we called " Batman". It is in the oven as I type this.

3 big onion slices, chopped
3T butter
6T flour
2.5 T hot sauce
1/4 t pepper
16oz American or cheddar cheese
12oz swiss cheese
3 cups whole milk
16 Oz dry pasta
3 T honey mustard

Saute the onions in the butter, add the flour to make a roux, then throw in everything else but the Swiss cheese and the pasta, cook on medium till you have a sauce.

Cook the pasta and put a layer an inch or so deep in your loaf pan(s)
Cover it with sauce and a layer of swiss cheese either slices or grated
Repeat
Repeat

Sprinkle some cornflake or bread crumbs on top and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

voila!

Thanks for the ideas, all sound good, I still have plenty of time. Might do a combo with the ideas given and what I have on hand .

Al Dente pasta, butter, cheeses you like ( we always add Gouda along with cheddar, mozzarella etc..) bread crumbs on top, smoker.

Bout to throw a pan in mine in a few along with the salmon.

Put some smoked paparika in it as well

Horseradish and Dijon mustard.

WTF?

Good call.

One of my most favorite spices.

Good idea

Google trager Mac n cheese

Don’t forget the cornbread

Google Bahamian mac & cheese.

Bourdain used to go on about it, & I'd think, good gosh he's had some of the finest cuisine from all over the world & he's going on about baked M&C???


Well, not being a huge fan of the dish in general, when I got to try it, it was very, very good.

Hamburger Helper MAC & Cheese for the Win ! 😜

Gives me a hard on.

Damn this was good…. Made a rue out of milk, butter and flour, added black pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder. Shredded mozarella and lots of sharp cheddar, and some Gouda. Italian bread crumbs on half.
Smoked it probably 30-40 minutes at 225deg.

That looks great

This is how I make it:

8 oz package of large elbow macaroni
2 3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup Worchester sauce
3 large eggs
2 cups (or more) shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese.

Preheat oven to 350

Boil the pasta for about 5 minutes, enough to get it swelled up but not fully cooked. Drain the pasta.
In a separate bowl beat the eggs with a whisk then mix in the milk and worchester sauce.

Take an 8x8" casserole pan, pyrex is best, and spray it with some Pam or grease it with butter. Take 1/3 the pasta and spread it out in the pan, spread 1/3 the grated cheese over it, layer with the next 1/3 pasta, repeat with cheese, then the last pasta & finish with a healthy amount of cheese on top.

Pour the milk/egg/worchester sauce mix over the pasta & cheese in the casserole pan. The liquid should just cover the pasta.

Put in the oven directly on the wire grate, don't put it on a cookie sheet because it'll keep the bottom from getting hot enough and the egg custard mixture won't set. Bake for approximately 1 hour. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Roux

Do you cook the pasta all the way through before smoking or do you partially cook the pasta and then finish it in the smoker?

My pics are out of order.

Looks good SB !

Thanks. I’ve made better. No fun doing the same thing all the time..

Ooh ooh Baby!

There is an old gal who brings Mac and Cheese every time to the Grange potlucks. And her dish gets wiped out every time. It looks like Sand Billy's dish, crisp on top. She uses ricotta and mac and finely minced SWEET onion and a little dill weed on the bottom and white jack over the top and crisps it before serving, the top is a little crunchy.

Yum.

That crunchy top is the best part, IMO.

You cook them ribs in a Magic Chef oven? 😃

BGE today.

Cook to “al dente” then finish in the smoker. I’d skip the roux (math man) next time and go straight butter and milk mixed in the pan. It got pretty thick in the smoker and I like it creamier. The garlic powder and smoked paprika made it.
I used hickory and would possibly go apple or cherry next time.

Thanks, it looks great!

Major munchies going on here!

Got slammed today and was rushed.
I really want to cold smoke some salmon, cheese and deviled eggs.
Buddy smoked a meatloaf today and said it was hands down the best thing he’d ever had off his smoker. He’s a Kansas City BBQ society tournament guy so I’ll take his word for it.

That's the way I like to do mine, almost the same recipe. I usually throw a little hatch green chiles in there too. Love the smoked version for sure.

Creamy white sauce, Mac n cheese, men shouldn’t eat food like that.

We do a pan of baked beans with maple syrup, onions, bacon and peach slices on top. Talk about good. I’m gonna try it with apples this fall.

Dear God,

Please let it be true that SB is actually a 5’ft 6” inch tall female with brown hair, green eyes, size full C tah-tahs and a tight ass.

Amen

😂🦫

Wood Bang!

None of thats true except the tight ass part and it’s staying that way..

lol

So, mostly carbs & Salt?

macaroni and sandfish

Sandwich?

Only the good stuff.

Sangwish

Not in Iowa

Of course I'd have to find this thread when I'm hungry and it's two hours until lunch...

Looks like tasty stuff!