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Elbow mac and cheese topped with an orange sauce on a naan crust on a black bowl with a pink plaid background

Garlic Smashed Buffalo Mac and Cheese Pizza

Presenting Garlic Smashed Buffalo mac and cheese pizza. It's the perfect marriage of mac and cheese, pizza, and flavorful garlicy buffalo ranch dressing.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizers, Entree
Cuisine American
Servings 3 servings
Calories 300 kcal

Ingredients
  

Mac and Cheese

  • 16 oz pasta cooked according to package directions.
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 Cups whole milk
  • 1 cup Extra Sharp Cheddar grated or chopped into small pieces.
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan, grated or chopped into small pieces
  • salt to taste

Other ingredients

  • Garlic naan bread
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Twisted Ranch Garlic Smashed Buffalo Sauce

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°
  • Prepare your pasta according to package directions.

Prepare the sauce

  • Preheat your milk in the microwave for 45 seconds - just enough to take the chill out of it.
  • Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat and let it heat until it becomes foamy.
  • Mix in flour. Cook it for a minute while stirring constantly
  • Slowly add warmed milk to the butter mixture 1/4 cup at a time. Whisk it continually until combined.
  • Once all of the milk is added, cook it for a minute or two while stirring it. Do not let it boil. The sauce is ready for the cheese when you rub a small amount between your fingers and it feels silky.
  • Remove from heat and stir in your cheese until it’s melted and mixed into the sauce.
  • Once the cheese is incorporated, use a cooked noodle to taste your sauce. If it doesn’t taste cheesy enough try adding a little salt to bring out the flavor.

Combine your ingredients

  • Toast your naan for three minutes.
  • Combine your cheese sauce and pasta.
  • Spread 1 tablespoon of buffalo garlic ranch across the naan.
  • Top pizza sauce with a generous helping of mac and cheese
  • Cover pizza with a generous helping of mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake for five minutes. Switch your oven to broil
  • Broil for 3 minutes, or until the cheese is browned.
  • Drizzle extra buffalo ranch across the top of your pizza.
  • Allow to cool and serve.