easy mac and cheese pizza

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crust
• 3/4 cup cavatappi (corkscrew macaroni)
• 2/3 (16 ounce) jar cheese sauce (such as ragu® double cheddar), divided, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c). place pizza crust on a baking sheet.
• bring a small pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook cavatappi in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 10 to 11 minutes. drain and return pasta to the pot.
• stir 1/2 the cheese sauce and butter into the cavatappi pot over medium heat until butter is melted and pasta-cheese mixture is combined. season with salt and pepper.
• spread a thin layer of cheese sauce over the pizza crust. sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the cheese sauce the crust. pour pasta-cheese mixture over the cheddar cheese, and top with another 1/2 the cheese sauce.
• bake pizza in the preheated oven until golden and bubbling, 8 to 10 minutes. let rest for 2 minutes before slicing.