These Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese Brats are one of your favorite appetizers dressed up as a main dish. A grilled to perfection brat is nestled into a toasted bun and then topped with the cheesiest, meltiest, tastes just like a jalapeño popper mac and cheese. Each bratwurst is then garnished with additional shredded white cheddar jalapeño cheese, pickled jalapeños and toasted breadcrumbs.
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Finally! It seems like the number of nights we eat out on the patio now outnumber the nights we’re gathered around the dining room table. You know what that means? It’s grilling season! Although I don’t man the grill in our home, I love that grilling is an opportunity for Andy and I to make a meal together. These Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese Brats? A perfect example!
Apparently you can take the girl out of Wisconsin, but not the Wisconsin out of the girl. After seven years of living in Madison and not sharing a single bratwurst recipe, this marks my third brat recipe in just a few months! You can start the day with my Salsa Verde Breakfast Brats. Lunch could then be my mashup Barbecue Pizza Bratwursts – always a hit. And then for dinner if you really can’t decide if you’d rather have a burger or a brat, you can dig into my Sweet and Smoky Bacon Brat Burger and enjoy both! I’m guessing that means these Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese Brats are dessert?
These Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese Brats are one of your favorite appetizers dressed up as a main dish. A grilled to perfection brat is nestled into a toasted bun and then topped with the cheesiest, meltiest, tastes just like a jalapeño popper mac and cheese. Each bratwurst is then garnished with additional shredded white cheddar jalapeño cheese, pickled jalapeños and toasted breadcrumbs.
If you’re like me, you can’t get enough of that classic jalapeño popper taste, right? Right. In that case, you might also want to check out this creamy Jalapeño Popper Dip as an appetizer. Serve it alongside these genius Jalapeño Poppers in a Blanket and this addictive Jalapeño Popper Guacamole and you’ve got one amazing themed party!
Add these Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese Brats to your summer grilling menu pronto. You can bet I’ll be enjoying them again in the very near future. Here’s to many more nights eating dinner with friends and family on the patio!
Jalapeno Popper Mac and Cheese Brats
Ingredients
- 16 ounces elbow macaroni
- 1 cup half and half
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1-1/4 cup white cheddar jalapeno cheese shredded
- 1 cup pickled jalapenos
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 8 brats grilled
- 8 brat buns toasted
- breadcrumbs to garnish
Instructions
- In heavily salted water, cook macaroni until al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a large saute pan add half and half and cream cheese. Whisk together as it melts to insure there are no lumps. Stir in white cheddar jalapeno cheese until everything is melted together.
- Stir in jalapenos and yogurt until combined.
- Drain pasta and stir into cheese mixture.
- Place brat into bun and top with approximately 1/2 cup mac and cheese. Garnish with additional shredded cheese and jalapenos, if desired, and top with bread crumbs.
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