Spicy Mac and Cheese with Bacon Pizza

I got busy with the 4^th of July and a new job so it’s been a few weeks since my last blog. I thought I’d make a big comeback with the least healthy pizza I’ve ever made. Carbs on carbs, butter on butter and bacon. To top it off the whole thing is cooked in bacon grease! Let’s get started!

Crust:

The crust was easy on this one: Pillsbury crescent rolls (I used the Garlic Butter ones) Just unroll them and arrange in the pan so they cover the bottom and sides. I squished mine together and folded over the edges. 

Mac + Cheese:

1/2 lb. bacon, cooked, drained, crumbled

1 Cup heavy cream

3 Tbs.  Butter (I just tossed in a glop, no need to measure)

6 oz. Pepperjack, shredded

4 oz. extra sharp Cheddar, shredded

1/4 Cup Jalapenos (jarred, canned or chop your own)

Minced garlic (I used about 2 Tbs.)

1/2 lb. (1/2 box) noodles, cooked, drained, your choice, I used Rotini

Cherry tomatoes, sliced

1/4 Cup Bread Crumbs

First things first! Bake your bacon, or fry. Drain and crumble.

Drain grease from the pan. Add jalapenos and bacon, add the garlic last on top so it doesn’t scorch. Add cooked noodles, drizzle cream on top, add glop of butter and a handful of each cheese.

Mix it all together and simmer on low, sauce will thicken as it cooks.

When sauce is thick spoon the concoction onto your crescent roll crust.

Toss on a few sliced cherry tomatoes. Spread remaining cheese over the pizza and top with bread crumbs or smashed up croutons.

Here is the pizza before the cheese, I feel cheese is the clothes of the pizza, you can't see whats really going on with the cheese covering it all up.

Bake at 375, you will have to bake longer than the crescent roll instructions say due to the gooeyness of the Mac and Cheese. This pizza didn’t come out of the pan very well so perhaps in the future I will pre-bake the crescent rolls a bit. Updates coming just as soon as I try this pizza again.