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Pulled Pork Macaroni and Cheese Deep Dish Pizza
Nick @DudeFoods.com

Pulled Pork Macaroni and Cheese Crust Pizza Recipe

What do you do when you can't decide between BBQ, pizza and macaroni and cheese? You combine them all into one!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Pulled Pork
  • 1 pork shoulder
  • ⅓ cup BBQ seasoning
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce
Macaroni and Cheese
  • 8 ounces pasta
  • 3 cups (12 ounces) Cheddar cheese shredded
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 ½ tablespoons flour
Macaroni and Cheese Pizza Crust
  • 1 frozen macaroni and cheese disc see previous step
  • 2 quarts oil for frying
  • 4 cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 eggs
  • ⅓ cup milk
Pulled Pork Pizza
  • 1 macaroni and cheese pizza crust see previous step
  • pulled pork see previous step
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce
  • 1 cup cheese shredded
  • your choice of toppings I went with sautéed red onions and jalapeños

Equipment

  • 1 springform pan

Method
 

Pulled Pork
  1. Season the entire pork shoulder with your choice of seasoning and place into slow cooker.
  2. Top with 1 cup BBQ sauce and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours or until pork shoulder can easily be shredded with a fork.
  3. Shred pork shoulder with a fork and stir to coat with sauce.
Macaroni and Cheese
  1. Cook pasta according to the directions on the package.
  2. In a separate pot, melt butter over medium heat and stir in flour. Add milk and reduce heat to low. Stir in shredded Cheddar cheese slowly until melted.
  3. Pour over cooked pasta and stir to combine.
  4. Transfer macaroni and cheese to springform pan and freeze for 2 hours or until macaroni and cheese disc can be removed from the springform pan without falling apart.
Macaroni and Cheese Pizza Crust
  1. Heat oil in deep fryer or heavy skillet to 375°F.
  2. Set up a dredging station with three bowls — flour in the first one, beaten eggs and milk in the second one and panko breadcrumbs in the third one.
  3. Coat the macaroni and cheese disc in flour, submerge it in egg wash and cover it in panko breadcrumbs. Repeat this step a second time if necessary.
  4. Fry macaroni and cheese disc for 15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through and then cool on paper towels.
Pulled Pork Pizza
  1. Top your macaroni and cheese pizza crust with BBQ sauce, shredded cheese, pulled pork and your choice of toppings and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 350°F.