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Would this count as a home-cooked meal?


I plan on making this recipe sometime soon. I had cut the recipe off the macaroni and cheese box and I still have the recipe. The picture seems appetizing to me in a fun sort of way. It's a pizza -- green peppers and Italian sausage bits added. Kraft Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese deluxe from the box (that's why I wondered if it counted as home-cooked since it's from a box, ha)
:)


Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese Pizza

Posted - August 6, 2019
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  • 34283
    Home cooked certainly.

    Cooked from scratch...no.  Of course for this you would have you make your own pizza dough as well. 
      August 6, 2019 4:01 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    :)
    Ha! I forgot to mention -- the recipe calls for pre-made refrigerated pizza dough from a tube! Ha!
    :)
      August 6, 2019 6:29 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    I'm eating it now -- it's very good!
    :)
      August 9, 2019 6:31 PM MDT
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  • 10641
    Anything you cook it in your home counts a home cooked.  For instance, Mac & Cheese counts as homemade since one has to boil the water to cook the macaroni.
      August 6, 2019 4:44 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    That'd be true.
    :)
      August 6, 2019 6:29 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    I'm eating it now -- it's very good!
    :)
      August 9, 2019 6:32 PM MDT
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  • 17596
    I would throw out the "cheese powder" and simply shred cheddar or mozarella cheese and top the pie.  By doing this you only need to buy the macaroni rather than spend the inflated cost of the processed crap....I mean, food.     If you really want cheese sauce, heat some cheese and milk and thicken with a little cornstarch or flour or melt American cheese on top.  

    I do know that people like boxed mac and cheese.  My girls begged me to buy it which I hated to do but when they were old enough to use the stove I would sometimes buy a box and let them "make dinner."  Oh my gosh, the creations they came up with!    So, enjoy your pizza. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at August 6, 2019 6:31 PM MDT
      August 6, 2019 4:55 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    How the heck can you grate American cheese? It is soft.
      August 6, 2019 5:37 PM MDT
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  • 17596
    My brain and fingers were not totally in sync.  ;)

    My mother used to shred Velveeta when I was growing up (yuk).  She still loves that stuff.   This post was edited by Thriftymaid at August 6, 2019 6:31 PM MDT
      August 6, 2019 6:01 PM MDT
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  • 23577

    That was fun to read! Thanks!

    :)

      August 6, 2019 6:31 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    I'm eating it now -- it's very good!
    :)
      August 9, 2019 6:32 PM MDT
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  • 11006
    As my mother said when asked if her (brown & serve) dinner rolls were homemade: "Well, I didn't buy them hot".
      August 6, 2019 5:16 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Did they have those in prehistoric times?
      August 6, 2019 5:38 PM MDT
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  • 11006
    Yes, but not until they discovered fire. I'm sure you remember that.
      August 6, 2019 5:41 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Of course I do.

      August 6, 2019 5:43 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    True!
    :)
      August 6, 2019 6:34 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    I'm eating it now -- it's very good!

    :)
      August 9, 2019 6:51 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    That looks delish. I would grate some nice, sharp Asiago on it.
      August 6, 2019 6:04 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    I'll let you know when I try it and you can come over, ha. I bought the ingredients tonight so it will be sometime very relatively soon.
    :)

    ("very relatively" -- an anachronism? Or whatever the hell that word is? Ha!)
      August 6, 2019 6:34 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Kinda like most unique.
      August 6, 2019 6:51 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    :)
    :)
      August 6, 2019 6:55 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    I'm eating it now -- it's very good!
    :)

    C'mon over.
    :)
      August 9, 2019 6:32 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    Sandra Lee had a great show on FOOD NETWORK called Semi-Homemade.  This falls under that category.  And it is a great way to prepare meals.  

    She will take ingredients that are already prepared, like the Mac and Cheese (meaning the ingredients are in the package and you don't have to make it from scratch).  Then she adds home made or natural things like your peppers and ground beef and voila!  You have a nice, tasty meal that you can prepare quickly and easily.

    So, your dish falls into that category.  ENJOY!

      August 6, 2019 8:39 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    Fun to read. Thanks!
    :)

    Now, about that "quickly and easily" part -- we're talking bout me here! Ha!

    I, however, DO do desserts very well.
      August 6, 2019 8:55 PM MDT
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