Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters was made extra special because we smoked the ham and we smoked the cheeses. Because we were having friends over after Church Patti assembled it the night before and the next morning let it come to room temperature before she put it on the grill. Ken’s favorite part were the crunchy cheese crackers on top. You can also make this adding leftover chopped veggies of your choice.

Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Green Mountain Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme.  Wood Pellet Patio Heater, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a little wine, or strawberry margaritas using frozen strawberries for ice, good food, music and sometimes a dance or two…

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Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes at 350* (177c)
Grill: Green Mountain Wood Pellet Grill
Pellets: Green Mountain’s Texas Blend BBQ Pellets

Ingredients: Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters 

•  3lbs. smoked ham
• 2 ½ lbs. red potatoes, cooked and cubed
• 3 cups Salsa con Queso (we like Tostinos)
• ½ cup smoked garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons Chef of the Future Southwestern seasoning
• 3-5 cups smoked sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 cups smoked pepper jack cheese, shredded
• 1 cup green onions, sliced

Topping 

• 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 cups hot & spicy flavor cheese crackers, crushed

Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

Cooking Directions: Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters 

Preheat the grill to 350* (177c) and light your wedgie for that “Kiss of Smoke”.

In a large bowl combine all ingredients except topping.

In a small bowl mix topping ingredient.

Pour ham-potato mixture into a large well-greased Dutch oven and sprinkle topping over top.

Place your Dutch oven uncovered directly onto the grill for about 45 minutes until it is nice and bubbly topping is toasted.

I use a Maverick ProTemp Instant Read Thermometer for checking meat temps.

Note: I get a lot of questions about the kind of pellets you can use with a recipe. Keep in mind that a recipe is just an outline. Some you need to follow closely like when you are making bread, but most you can do anything you can dream, our favorite way to cook. Feel free to mix and match the pellets until you find a combination you really like. Also, you are only smoking at temps less than 250 degrees (122c), anything higher is cooking and there will not be much if any smoke, so it does not matter what kind of pellet you are using.

Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

 

 

Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

 

Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

About our Recipes

We do our recipes on our patio where we have a lineup of grills, including Green Mountain, Uuni Wood Fired Pizza Oven, Sawtooth, Louisiana, Royall, Memphis, Traeger pellet grills, Char Griller side box smoker, Saber, Charmglow, Char-Broil, The Big Easy, Lodge Sportsman’s, Brinkman and Weber. I call it our “Wall of Grill”. Our grilling styles are healthy and low fat and will fit pelletheads, gas, natural wood and even charcoal purists. Almost any of our recipes can be done on any kind of good BBQ.

The important thing to keep in mind is TIME & TEMPERATURE. You can do our recipes on any grill, even some of them in the oven or crock pot, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors. But sometimes it does rain.

Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone. Don’t be afraid to make changes to suit your taste. Take it and run with it….

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Ken & Patti

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