Smoked Sausage Mac And Cheese Recipe On A Pitboss On A Pitboss Smoker, this is a grownup’s dream, and the ultimate comfort food! I have always loved to make my macaroni cheese from scratch, not from a box, it is the best way in my opinion. Anyone who is a big lover of a creamy pasta dish will be in love!
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I love cooking anything and everything on my Pit Boss Pro 1100 pellet grill, cooking low and slow is how I cook with it. And let’s face it Mac and Cheese is always a crowdpleaser. Throwing in the sausage makes it the perfect meal, or let’s face it sometimes a snack!
I love the Southside Market, I shared about their sausage slammers (see them -> here). After that, I had their beef sausage and garlic sausage and love them both! With crazy work hours, I love that it comes frozen and I just pull it out the night before our dinner or breakfast to cook with. Head on over -> here and use promo code TXBBQ10 to save 10% on your order. We have had their smoked turkey before as well that comes fully smoked and cooked, it was amazing!
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Smoked Sausage Macaroni And Cheese Ingredients:
- 1 16oz Package Of Pasta
- 1/4 Cup Butter or 4 Tablespoons of Butter
- 1 Package Smoked Beef Sausage
- 1/4 Cup Flour
- 3 Cups 2% Milk or Whole Milk
- 8 Oz of Cream Cheese Cubed
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Pepper
- 1 Lb Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- 10 Oz Cubed Gouda Cheese
- 1/2 Lb White Cheddar Cheese
- 1/2 Lb Parmesan Cheese Shredded
How To Make Smoked Homemade Mac And Cheese :
Prepare the box of pasta according to the package directions, a bit al dente, in a large pot of water of boiling water on the stove top. I used shell noodles but you can use any type of pasta, elbow macaroni is most common.
Drain your pasta when it is done cooking.
In a medium or large saucepan melt butter over medium-low heat.
Once the butter is melted next whisk your flour into your melted butter. (I used a silicone whisk for this part)
Allow the flour and butter to cook until it is a thick mixture.
Whisk in the milk and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Allow the milk mixture to cook for about 5 more minutes until it is thick.
Carefully drop in the cubed cream cheese and stir in the salt and black pepper. Stir until cream cheese is melted into the milk mixture.
In a large bowl combine half of the shredded cheeses together.
Slowly mix the cream sauce into the shredded cheese mixture.
Next, add the cooked pasta into the cheese sauce mixture.
Dice up your sausage, I used Southside Beef Sausage but this would also be amazing with a spicy andouille sausage as well. Any type of sausage or hot dogs will work in this recipe. (Head on over -> here and use promo code TXBBQ10 to save 10% on your order.)
Turn on another burn to medium heat, once warm drop in your diced sausage with a smidge of minced garlic into a large skillet. The smoked sausage pieces will take on some of the flavors in this process.
After the sausage pieces are browned up a bit mix the pieces into the mac and cheese mixture.
Spray an aluminum 9 X 13 pan with a nonstick spray, you could use a casserole dish as well for this dish. Now I used 9×13 disposable aluminum pans that are disposable to make this. If you use a baking pan the smoker will stain this, but you could also make this in a cast iron skillet or cast iron pan as well.
Spread the cheesy pasta into the sprayed pan.
The next step is to combine the remaining shredded cheese and sprinkle the top of the cheesy pasta with the cheese.
Set your smoker on the smoke setting will add smoke flavor and smoke for about 20 minutes, or longer if you want a stronger smoky flavor.
Turn the temperature up to 225 and smoke for another hour until bubbly.
You can stir, and if the sausage seems to be making too much grease in the top dab the macaroni and cheese with a paper towel.
Serve and enjoy!!
Ways To Change Up Sausage Mac And Cheese:
- Add Bacon
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Add Smoked Shredded Pork
- Jalapenos
- Hot Sauce
- Garlic
- Herbs
- Cajun Seasoning
- Chicken Fingers
- Bell Peppers
- Red Pepper FLakes
- Dijon Mustard
- Dry Mustard
- Cayenne Pepper
- Panko Bread Crumbs
- Garlic Powder
- Heavy Cream
- Liquid Smoke
What To Serve With Homemade Mac and Cheese:
- Jack and Coke Brisket
- Cornish Game Hens
- Smoked BBQ Ribs
- Coca Cola BBQ Ribs
- Smoked Pork Chops
- Smoked Chicken Breasts
- Coca Cola Cornish Game Hens
- Smoked Coca Cola Chicken Leg Quarters
What is your favorite perfect side dish to smoke?
Smoked Sausage Mac And Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Prepare the box of pasta according to the package directions, a bit al dente, in a large pot of water of boiling water on the stovetop.
- Drain your pasta when it is done cooking.
- In a medium or large saucepan melt butter over medium-low heat.
- Once the butter is melted next whisk your flour into your melted butter.
- Allow the flour and butter to cook until it is a thick mixture.
- Whisk in the milk and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Allow the milk mixture to cook for about 5 more minutes until it is thick.
- Carefully drop in the cubed cream cheese and stir in the salt and black pepper. Stir until cream cheese is melted into the milk mixture.
- In a large bowl combine half of the shredded cheeses together.
- Slowly mix the cream sauce into the shredded cheese mixture.
- Next, add the cooked pasta into the cheese sauce mixture.
- Dice up your sausage, I used Southside Beef Sausage but this would also be amazing with a spicy andouille sausage as well.
- Turn on another burn to medium heat, once warm drop in your diced sausage with a smidge of minced garlic into a large skillet.
- After the sausage pieces are browned up a bit mix the pieces into the mac and cheese mixture.
- Spray an aluminum 9 X 13 pan with a nonstick spray, you could use a casserole dish as well for this dish.
- Spread the cheesy pasta into the sprayed pan.
- The next step is to combine the remaining shredded cheese and sprinkle the top of the cheesy pasta with the cheese.
- Set your smoker on the smoke setting will add smoke flavor and smoke for about 20 minutes, or longer if you want a stronger smoky flavor.
- Turn the temperature up to 225 and smoke for another hour until bubbly.
- You can stir, and if the sausage seems to be making too much grease in the top dab the macaroni and cheese with a paper towel.
Oh, I’d love to have this right now. Looks so good. Pinning!
Smoked sausage + mac and cheese, this one sounds decadently delicious!