Macaroni and cheese pizza with Castello® Extra Mature Cheddar

Total 2 hrs

This macaroni and cheese pizza recipe will quickly become a family favourite. Everyone loves mac & cheese and pizza, so why not combine the two? You get the same savoury, scrumptious, and cheesy experience without having to choose between a crunchy crust or a soft pasta. Try this recipe for an easy weeknight dinner or a comforting, hearty weekend dinner.

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Ingredients

Pizza crust:

250 ml water
20 g yeast
3 tbsp olive oil
400 g strong flour
2 tsp salt

For Mac&Cheese topping:

200 g Stortini pasta
25 g butter
1½ tbsp plain flour
500 ml milk
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tbsp ground cayenne pepper
100 g pepperoni
100 g cherry tomatoes
fresh fresh basil
salt and pepper

Preparation

Pizza dough

Pizza crust:

Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water and add olive oil add salt.

Slowly add flour and knead the dough for 10 minutes or until it is smooth and springy.

Cover with a cloth and let the dough rise at room temperature for approx. 1 hour. Wait until the dough has risen to twice the size.

Preheat the oven to 230°C.

Mac & Cheese topping:

Cook the Stortini pasta according to the packet instructions in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente.

In a saucepan, melt butter, add flour and tomato paste, and stir until you get a paste. Slowly add milk while stirring. Bring to a boil and let it simmer for 7 minutes.

Add grated Castello® Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese and stir until the cheese has melted and you get a nice smooth sauce.

Drain the pasta, mix with the sauce and season with oregano, Cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper.

Divide the dough into two portions and roll out thin. Place each rolled out dough in a deep pan and bake for 5 minutes at 230°C.

Remove from the oven and add a layer of mac and cheese on top of the pizza. Top with slices of cheddar, pepperoni, and halved cherry tomatoes. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes. Finish with fresh basil and serve immediately.

Sensory hack tip

The best tip for ensuring a cheesy, soft, and scrumptious pizza is to use enough cheese for the macaroni and cheese sauce. If you find it a bit too dry, you can add an extra splash of milk or more cheese. Just make sure not to make it too soft to avoid it making the pizza crust soggy.

Tips & Tricks

You should also be careful not to bake the macaroni and cheese pizza for too long in the oven since it might make it a bit too hard.

FAQs

  • What is a mac and cheese pizza?

    Macaroni and cheese pizza is the combination of two classics. It is a family favourite that puts mac & cheese on pizza to create a dish that is perfect for all those cheese lovers out there who cannot seem to choose between pizza and cheesy pasta.

  • How to make a macaroni and cheese pizza?

    You make macaroni and cheese pizza by preparing a regular pizza crust and pre-baking it in the oven. In the meantime, prepare the macaroni & cheese topping. After pre-baking the crust for 5 minutes at 230°C, add a layer of the macaroni & cheese and top with pepperoni, extra cheese, or other toppings of your choice. Finish baking the pizza for 10-15 minutes until golden. Find more information in our recipe.

  • How to reheat mac and cheese pizza?

    Because of the mac & cheese, the best way to reheat this pizza is in the oven. Preheat the oven with a baking rack in it. When it is heated to about 230°C, place the macaroni and cheese pizza on a piece of tin foil directly on the rack. The direct heat will keep the crust crispy. Heat it for about 5 minutes. If the macaroni & cheese is not warm and melted enough, try heating it at 200°C for 10 minutes instead. Take it out and enjoy.

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