Are you ready for Mac and Cheese with a twist? Well 2 twists actually. Twist #1 is the amazing Carbon steel wok and Twist #2 is the time saving tips and tricks we have to help you make 100% kid approved mac in about 15 minutes. Try it on your Big Green Egg tonight!
Print Recipe for Big Green Egg Mac and Cheese
Yield: Serves 4 people Prep time: 8 Minutes Cook time: 8-10 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1 ea- BGE Carbon Steel Wok
- 2 tbsp- Unsalted Butter
- 1 lb- Rotini Pasta (Cooked and chilled)
- 1 ½ cup- Cheese Sauce (From a jar)
- ½ cup- Alfredo Sauce (From a jar)
- ½ cup- Aged Cheddar Cheese
- 4 cups- Cheesy Puff Sticks (Crushed into crumbs)
- To taste- Oink Rub, 5280 Culinary
Prep
- Pre Cook pasta or use pasta ready type products from the grocery store
- Wash all tools prior to use
- Clean and sanitize all cutting boards and prep surfaces prior to use
- Read all manufacturer’s instructions before using grills, starters and any cooking tools
- Clean out ash pit of grill if needed
Directions:
- Stir charcoal in the Big Green Egg and top off with Fresh Charcoal
- Open Bottom vent and top vent for maximum air flow during startup process
- Make a well in the center of the lump and ignite the charcoal using speedilight starters or an EGGniter
- When temp hits 200˚ add the EGGspander system bottom with ring
- Heat to temp of 450˚ and adjust lower and upper vents to hold at 450˚
- While grill is heating up, prep mac and cheese
- Burp Big Green Egg and Open dome – Close the bottom vent and keep dome open while cooking
- Add carbon steel wok and heat at 450˚ for 2 minutes - Use a thermometer to check the temp
- Add butter to wok and melt
- Add pasta to butter and cook for 1 minute to heat pasta
- Add both sauces and stir to combine
- Cook Pasta and sauce until bubbling and hot
- Add the cheesy puff stick crumbs to the top and spread out
- Adjust seasoning with Oink if desired
- Close dome and cook crust for 2 minutes
- Using tongs and heat proof gloves, remove wok from the grill and bring into the kitchen.
- Allow to rest for 2-3 minutes so cheese can cool and firm up.
- Plate in a large bowl
Pro Tips
- Feel free to use your favorite pasta shape. Rotini is a great choice because the spirals collect all the amazing sauce, making each bite more cheesy.
- Use a food processor to blend up the cheese puff sticks quick and easily. If you do not have a food processor, no worries, just toss the cheese puff sticks into a zip lock bag and smash them up with the back of a spoon.
- Close the bottom vent of the Egg whenever you are cooking with the top open.
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Published on 5/7/2021.
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