5.0 from 6 votes
Smoked Hatch Chile Mac and Cheese
This Smoky Hatch Mac and Cheese is the perfect side as part of your next BBQ feast. Slighlty smoky cheddar cheese combines with fire roasted hatch chiles to complete perfect macaroni and cheese recipe for your smoker or pellet grill.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 1014 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 oz Smoked Cheddar Cheese (shredded and divided)
- 4 oz Provolone Cheese (shredded)
- 4 oz Swiss cheese (shredded)
- 8 oz Velveeta (1-inch cubes)
- ½ cup Mild Hatch Green Chiles (Roasted, skin removed, diced)
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoons mustard powder
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup milk
- 8 Tablespoons butter (1 stick)
- 1 ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 16 oz macaroni or favorite pasta noodle
Instructions
- Shred all the cheeses and reserve a ½ cup of the smoked cheddar. Cut the Velveeta into 1 inch cubes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the macaroni until al dente per the package instructions. Drain.
- While boiling the macaroni, in a small sauce pan, combine cream, milk and butter over medium-low heat and warm until butter is melted.
- Add mustard powder, nutmeg, pepper, salt, and diced chiles and stir until combined.
- Preheat the smoker or oven to 350 degrees.
- Add all the cheeses (except ½ cup of Smoked Cheddar reserved for topping) to the cooked pasta and pour sauce over the cheese and pasta. Stir until just combined.
- Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and pour the pasta into it. Top with ½ cup reserved smoked cheddar.
- Bake until the cheddar is melted, about 25 minutes. Consider covering with foil half way through if using a smoker, to avoid it being overly smoky.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
1014kcal
(51%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
39g
(78%)
Fat
66g
(102%)
Saturated Fat
41g
(205%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
210mg
(70%)
Sodium
1441mg
(60%)
Potassium
463mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
2450IU
(49%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
868mg
(87%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1014
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1014kcal | 51% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 66g | 102% |
| Saturated Fat | 41g | 205% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 210mg | 70% |
| Sodium | 1441mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 463mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2450IU | 49% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 868mg | 87% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.