Pizza Mac & Cheese

Erin Barnhart with Panera Bread has a recipe for pizza mac & cheese.

Ingredients

·½ cup onion, diced ½ inch

·½ cup bell pepper, diced ½ inch

·16 oz. Panera® Mac & Cheese

·½ cup Panera® Creamy Tomato Soup

·5 oz Italian-style chicken sausage, cooked, diced ¼ inch

·¼ tsp. Italian seasoning

·½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

1. 1 tsp olive oil
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Directions

1.   Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion and peppers and cook 5-6 minutes or until tender.

2.   In a medium bowl, combine Mac & Cheese, Tomato Soup, sausage, onion and pepper mixture, and Italian seasoning, stirring everything together. Divide mixture evenly into two ramekins or small, shallow baking dishes (approx. 10 - 12 oz. each).

3.   Top each with mozzarella and bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until Mac 7 Cheese is heated through and cheese is beginning to brown around the edges.

Or, Try This

1. If serving a crowd, multiply this recipe to yield as many servings you’d like and bake in individual ramekins, an oven-proof pan, or casserole dish.

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 2 servings