A Monstrous, College-Budget Macaroni Pizza

Ever since I’ve been at college, I’ve basically lived off two foods: macaroni and pizza. I thought that the two would combine admirably, so I made this monstrous, college-budget macaroni pizza that anyone can enjoy!

Note: Attached to this step is the PDF version of this recipe.

Ingredients:

·      1 box of Velveeta Shells and Cheese Macaroni

·      6 cups water

·      1 premade pizza crust

·      ½ pound mild Italian chicken sausage

·      1 green bell pepper

·      1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese

·      1 container of grated parmesan cheese. Note: you will not use all of it!

Supplies:

·      A pot for boiling the pasta

·      A saucepan for cooking the meat

·      A colander

·      A knife for chopping bell pepper

·      A pizza cutter

·      An oven

NOTE: I used Velveeta Mac and Cheese because I find their brand superior to other brands. However, any brand of deluxe mac and cheese will work for this recipe. If you do choose to use a different brand of pasta, follow the instructions on the box instead of instructions 2–6 in this recipe.

Set your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Put six cups of water in the pot. Put the heat on the oven to high and boil the water.

Once the water is boiling, add the pasta from the box. Turn the burner down so the water does not spill over. Boil the pasta for 8-10 minutes.

When the pasta is done, drain it through the colander. Make sure all water is drained.

Return pasta to the pot.

Add in the cheese sauce provided in the mac and cheese dinner. Stir until well-combined. Set the pasta aside.

In the saucepan, add the mild Italian chicken sausage. Cook until the chicken is browned. Make sure it is crumbly. After meat is cooked, make sure to drain it of any excess fat. Set it to the side.

Chop the green bell pepper into small chunks. For chopping a bell pepper better than I did, follow the instructions in this video.

Set out the premade pizza crust. Spread the macaroni and cheese across the crust. Make sure it is as evenly distributed amongst the crust as possible.

Add a dusting of parmesan cheese over the macaroni.

Spread half of your bag of mozzarella cheese to the top of the pizza. Set the rest of the bag aside to use later.

Add the crumbled and cooked chicken sausage.

Dust on another layer of parmesan cheese.

Add the green bell pepper bits.

Add even another layer of parmesan cheese.

Add the remainder of the mozzarella cheese to the top.

Carefully put the pizza in the oven. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Remove pizza afterwards.

Voila—enjoy your monstrosity!