fried chicken pizza baked macaroni

2 Pinches
st bernard, LA
Updated on Jan 19, 2021

I always liked creating recipes for fried chicken pizza for the people in quarantine lockdown. This new baked macaroni recipe I created is filled with the toppings of fried chicken pizza and it's so delicious.

prep time 5 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium purple onion, diced
  • 3 banana peppers, chopped
  • 10 frozen all white meat chicken strips
  • 4 tablespoons pizza seasoning, divided
  • 1 cup pizza sauce
  • 3/4 cup honey mustard
  • 3 tablespoons margarine
  • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup shredded fontina cheese
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

How To Make fried chicken pizza baked macaroni

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Step 2
    Coat the sides and bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Step 3
    In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook macaroni according to package directions until al dente. Drain.
  • Step 4
    Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add diced purple onion and chopped banana peppers and saute until tender. Add chicken strips and cook until cooked through. Remove the chicken strips, slice, and return to the pan. Season with 1 tablespoon pizza seasoning. Remove from heat.
  • Step 5
    In a medium bowl, combine the pizza sauce, honey mustard and 1 tablespoon pizza seasoning; whisk together until blended.
  • Step 6
    In a 4-quart saucepan, melt the margarine over medium heat. Stir in the flour, minced garlic, and remaining pizza seasoning.
  • Step 7
    Cook and stir until smooth. Gradually add milk and heavy cream, stirring constantly until thickened. Gradually add sharp cheddar and fontina cheese; stir until melted.
  • Step 8
    Add cooked macaroni, chicken strips mixture and half of pizza sauce mixture; toss to coat.
  • Step 9
    Transfer into a 13x9-inch baking dish. Spoon remaining pizza sauce mixture all over the top. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • Step 10
    Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until are golden brown.

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