Pizza Mac And Cheese (From A Box)
Pizza mac and cheese (from a box) reinvents packaged mac and cheese and turns it into a dinner all your pizza fans will love. With extra meaty toppings, sauce, and cheese, this dish is sure to delight your kids!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 1 24 oz box velveeta shells & cheese
- 1 12-13 oz jar pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- 1/2 - 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 cup mini pepperoni for topping
Instructions
- Prepare the shells and cheese according to the package directions.
- While the pasta's cooking, brown the ground sausage in a skillet cooking until browned through. Strain off the grease, then set the cooked and crumbled sausage aside.
- To the still warm prepared mac and cheese add the cooked sausage, pizza sauce, 1 cup of shredded cheese, and oregano. Stir until evenly combined.
- Lightly spray an 8x8 baking dish with nonstick spray, then transfer the mac and cheese mixture to the dish. Spread out in an even layer.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly out overtop, followed by the pepperoni.
- Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes, just until the pasta's hot & bubbly and the cheese is melted.
- Serve warm & enjoy!
Notes
- Prefer more veggies in your meal? You can add diced onion and/or diced green peppers in with the sausage during cooking. This will also give it a supreme pizza taste.
- Want to go totally vegetarian? Skip the sausage and saute up a combo of mushrooms, onions, peppers, and black olives instead!
- You can add other seasonings if desired like crushed red pepper flakes or dried basil. An Italian seasoning blend would also be good!