I used to be a recipe cook, but recently I have gotten more creative (brave?). I tried something today that turned out nicely so I thought I would share my "recipe." I made this up after scrolling through half a dozen on-line recipes, but it's not really based on any of them.
The occasion: it's my oldest daughter's 15th birthday and she has some friends over for games. We were talking about what to have and of course pizza was suggested; it always is. So was mac and cheese because my mac and cheese is awesome. Hence, macaroni and cheese pizza!
I used a refrigerated pizza crust, which I normally wouldn't do but hey! it's been a week. So, I spread the crust on a greased pizza pan and sprinkled it with some shredded mozzarella cheese.
Then I made an abbreviated version of my usual scratch mac and cheese recipe. Cooked enough macaroni to make about 3 cups. Melted half a stick of butter, then stirred in about a teaspoon of salt and ground mustard and about 2 Tablespoons of flour. I didn't measure the seasonings or flour- at this point you are aiming for a wet paste consistency. Then I added a Tablespoon of parmesan cheese and a cup of milk. When that made a nice soup I added two cups of mozzarella- this is where is got different from just being awesome mac and cheese, for which I use cheddar. Mozzarella goes on pizza!
Anyway I cooled that mixture some and spread it on the crust and baked it for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. I considered putting bread crumbs on the top, but we don't have any, so I didn't.
The kids said it was pretty good and they ate it all so I don't have a pic! If you try this, let me know what you think!
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