Smoked Macaroni with Crispy Topping

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 lb cooked macaroni noodles

  warm
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 8 oz cream cheese

  room temp and cubed
• 3/4 cup whole milk

  room temp
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 3 strips crumbled, cooked bacon
• 1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs

Instructions

• 1 Preheat grill to 220 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 2 Begin by making your roux. In the cast iron skillet, melt butter. Once melted
  stir in flour until no lumps are formed.
• 3 Add cream cheese and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese to this mixture. Pour in milk and
  mustard. Stir until no more lumps. Pour this over cooked noodles in pot and stir
  to combine.
• 4 When cast iron pan is empty, begin to layer the mixture. Start by adding 1/3 of
  the cheesy noodles to the pan. Add 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese and bacon.
  Repeat until all is used up. Top with bread crumbs.
• 5 Place on the grill for about one hour or until cheese is bubbly and breadcrumbs
  are golden.

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