Smoked pepper Jack Mac n cheese

[Pigfarmin101]

Ok so I’m not sure if smoked Mac n cheese would be the best as a side for smoked food so all of your feedback would be awesome. I’d like to get a solid recipe even if it’s not smoked. My favorite Mac recipe is a local guy and he nails it. He won best Mac after a Mac festival comp. His is pepper jack is topped with crispy onions. It’s not runny and not stringy, middle of the road. I wanna try pepper Jack with some cream cheese. I’d love to get anyone’s advise on building a recipe

 

[Elf@shore]

HI! Mac/Cheese
I been told I make a good dish ? SO? Here it goes? I free hand it.
Find the pasta you are going to use, 1 LB box or FRESH ?
Cook to AL DENTE, It can be on the hard side, it will cook more when baked. Drain pasta , let sit.
Make a Roux, Using equal parts of butter and flour/corn starch, ( either)
It can be loose , watery. Cheese will thicken it up.
Add the cheese of yur choice, clean out yur fridge use the little bits up !
Mix up with Roux, You can adjust if you need more?
Loosen: Add milk/Half&Half, Thicken: More cheese.
Add spices that you desire, do not need salt due the the cheese.
That is a basic Mac/ Cheese. I add more ! More to follow!>
Add on which I do, based on yur liking?
1 Add onion and green pepper to the Roux.
Leftover Ham or Pork also if desired?
Can add bread crumbs and dotted butter to the top, later in the cook to create a fonde crust.
Mix up what you have and bake @ 350.
You can adjust to yur flavor? which includes cheese type, spices, and raw vegs:
onions ,peppers ,garlic.? and meats ?
Last thought: You can jack up the spices or add spicy cheese ? also add hot peppers of yur choice.