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Rustic Beefy beer Mac and Cheese Bake

This is an updated grilled version of my Grandma's Beef Mac & Cheese Bake. She used to make with ground beef Kraft Mac and Cheese, green peppers, a can of diced tomato then topped with slices of American cheese. Hopefully you’ll have some leftover for lunch the next day. 

  • Author: AttaGrill
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 40
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Grill
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 6 slices of bacon
  • 1 large diced onion
  • 1 diced green pepper
  • 1 diced red pepper
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 4 cloves chopped garlic
  • 16 oz. pasta
  • 3 cups cheese
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • Beer (see notes)
  • 1 tbsp basil
  • Salt & pepper
  • Parsley for garnish
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup Panko
  • OPTIONAL: cayenne pepper, jalapeño peppers

Instructions

  1. Add 2 Tbs. Olive Oil to a 5 or 9 quart cast iron Dutch oven pot on grill and set to 400˚ and preheat for 15 minutes
  2. Once heated, add ground beef and brown.

Add Veggies and Start Bacon

  1. When the beef is almost browned, add onion, pepper, mushroom, garlic.
  2. Place bacon slices on grill and cook to your liking flipping once. This could take from 15 to 30 minutes depending on the desired preference.
  3. Once vegetables are soft (but not too soft) add shredded cheese, heavy cream, beer, basil, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Stir then continue baking for 30 - 45 minutes.

Finish Things Up

  1. On the stovetop, melt butter in a skillet adding Panko and cooking until toasted.
  2. Stir casserole once more before topping with Panko, parsley, bacon, and jalapeño peppers.
  3. Bake for about 15 minutes longer.

Notes

Cooking times can vary depending on outdoor temperatures and how often you open the grill. 

Be sure to have extra jalapeño, sour cream, and hot sauce to serve along side.

Use any cheese mix you like. I used what I had at the time.

You don’t have to add beer. You could add chicken stock instead. I probably used almost a full can.

Keywords: beefy macaroni and cheese, jalapenos