Traeger Smoked Bacon Mac and Cheese
This is my favrotie smoked bacon mac and cheese recipe. The crispy bacon topping takes this recipe to the next level, I made this on my Traeger grill but you can do it on any smoker or grill
Equipment
- 1 Pellet smoker
Ingredients
- 2 cups cheddar shredded
- 2 cups Monterey Jack shredded
- 2 cups Parmesan shredded
- 2 cups milk
- 1 lb pasta shells or elbow macaroni
- 12 oz cooked bacon chopped
- 1/2 stick butter
- 2 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tbsp Black pepper
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your Traeger to 300°F, if you like a really smoky flavor you could also use a smoking tube.
- Cook pasta to al dente in salted water, as per package directions then, drain and rinse with cold water.
- Place the butter in saucepan and melt over medium heat, then add the flour and whisk until it is totally smooth then very slowly add the milk and whisk until totally mixed in.
- Turn your heat down to low and add the garlic powder, salt, pepper and 1/2 of cheese and stir until the cheese is totally melted.
- Fry the bacon and when its reaches your desired texture remove from the pan and chop up. Add half the bacon to the cheese mixture. Reverse the rest of the bacon to top.
- Place the cooked pasta and cheese mixture into the cooking pan your using. Top with the remaining bacon and rest of the cheese.
- Place in the smoker for 45 mins uncovered and cook until the top is browned and bubbly.Serve immediately.