Supreme Pizza Mac and Cheese
This Supreme Pizza Mac and Cheese is totally drool worthy folks! It's loaded with all the ingredients on a supreme pizza pie and SUPER tasty!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 670kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz. pasta shells, you can also use elbows
- 8 oz. sweet Italian sausage, removed from casings
- 1 cup red onion, chopped
- 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 Tbsp. butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 4 cups Fontina cheese, freshly grated
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, freshly grated
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 oz. pepperoni slices, about 25 slices from 3 oz. package
- fresh basil, chopped, for sprinkling, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 13x9 pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. Prepare the macaroni al dente according to directions on package. Drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook red onion and red and green peppers, about 3-4 minutes. Add the Italian sausage and cook until no longer pink, breaking up with a wooden spoon, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and continue to cook one more minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Melt 6 Tbsp. butter over medium heat in a large dutch oven. Whisk in flour and cook for one minute. Slowly whisk in milk, cream, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stirring constantly, continue to cook for 6 minutes until nice and thick. Add the marinara sauce, 3 1/2 cups fontina cheese and 2 cups mozzarella cheeses and mix until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth. Add the cooled pasta, the Italian sausage and veggies and the pepperoni slices.
- Pour into the prepared dish and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup fontina and grated parmesan cheeses. Bake until bubbly and nice and golden browned, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh chopped basil, if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
I used a mild Italian sausage, but if you like things spicy by all means use hot Italian sausage.
You can use your favorite jarred marinara for this recipe. I used a roasted garlic marinara.
We enjoy our supreme pizza with red onion, but you can also use yellow onion.
Nutrition
Calories: 670kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 1297mg | Potassium: 505mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1761IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 501mg | Iron: 2mg