Pepperoni Pizza Bites ~ The Perfect Finger Food!
I found a new recipe that is a huge hit in our house. It's Pepperoni Pizza Bites aka Stuffed Pizza Rolls.These babies are so yummy and very kid friendly. I found this recipe over at Mandy's Recipe Box who saw them on Our Best Bites. I knew immediately I had to make these.
If you love finger foods then you're going to love this recipe. Pizza Bites are little pizza dough balls filled with all sorts of yummy pizza toppings. In this recipe the pizza sauce isn't added inside of the pizza bites but used as a dipping sauce instead.
My kids loved these when I made them the first time. They are already asking me to make them again. These pizza bites make the perfect little appetizer especially for kids.Our toppings of choice were pepperoni and cheese and pepperoni, cheese and black olives. You can customize these pizza bites to what ever your favorite pizza topping is. Let's get started and I will show you how easy these pizza bites are to make.
I chose to make a homemade pizza dough using my favorite Quick & Easy Pizza Dough recipe. Store bought is fine, but I wanted to use what I had on hand. Unroll the pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface until it is about 12" by 8". Then using a pizza cutter cut it into 24 squares.
Place cheese and desired toppings on each square. You are not putting the marinara sauce on the dough- it's for dipping after. You need to be able to enclose the toppings in the dough. When all of your dough squares have cheese and toppings on them, carefully lift up each square and wrap the dough around the toppings.Pinch to make sure each ball is sealed shut and then place them seam side down in a lightly sprayed pie pan (or similar sized dish). Brush the tops of the dough balls with olive oil or melted butter. Sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning and top with Parmesan cheese. Bake in oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top.
Serve warm with marinara or pizza sauce for dipping.
Pepperoni Pizza Bites
Ingredients:
2 - packets store bought pizza dough, prepared or (1) recipe homemade pizza dough
1 - jar pizza sauce or homemade
2 - tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 - tablespoon olive oil or melted butter
1/2 - teaspoon garlic powder
1 - teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
mozzarella cheese or string cheese cut into pieces
Pizza toppings of your choice:
pepperoni slices, hamburger, sausage, ham, veggies, pineapple, etc.
Directions:
You can use homemade pizza dough or store bought. Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Usually it's 400 degrees.
If you make your own dough, 400 is usually a good heat as well. Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it's about 12" by 8". You're going to want to cut it into 24 squares.
1 - jar pizza sauce or homemade
2 - tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 - tablespoon olive oil or melted butter
1/2 - teaspoon garlic powder
1 - teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
mozzarella cheese or string cheese cut into pieces
Pizza toppings of your choice:
pepperoni slices, hamburger, sausage, ham, veggies, pineapple, etc.
Directions:
You can use homemade pizza dough or store bought. Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Usually it's 400 degrees.
If you make your own dough, 400 is usually a good heat as well. Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it's about 12" by 8". You're going to want to cut it into 24 squares.
Place cheese and desired toppings on each square. (Note you're not putting the marinara sauce on the dough- it's for dipping after). You need to be able to enclose the toppings in the dough.
When all of your dough squares have cheese and toppings on them, carefully lift up each square and wrap the dough around the toppings.
Pinch to make sure each ball is sealed shut and then place them seam side down in a lightly sprayed pie pan (or similar sized dish).
Brush the tops of the dough balls with olive oil or melted butter (I used butter) and then sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning and top with Parmesan cheese.
Bake them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve warm with warmed marinara sauce on the side for dipping.
Cook's Note: If using store bought pizza dough I prefer the Great Value Packets or Jiffy Boxed Pizza Crust. You can also use Pillsburys rolled pizza dough in the refrigerator section.
When all of your dough squares have cheese and toppings on them, carefully lift up each square and wrap the dough around the toppings.
Pinch to make sure each ball is sealed shut and then place them seam side down in a lightly sprayed pie pan (or similar sized dish).
Brush the tops of the dough balls with olive oil or melted butter (I used butter) and then sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning and top with Parmesan cheese.
Bake them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve warm with warmed marinara sauce on the side for dipping.
Cook's Note: If using store bought pizza dough I prefer the Great Value Packets or Jiffy Boxed Pizza Crust. You can also use Pillsburys rolled pizza dough in the refrigerator section.
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