If you’re looking to switch things up for pizza night, look no further. This delicious cheesy pizza roll is always a crowd favorite. It can be made with a bread roll loaf (the kind you find in the freezer section) or you can use a pre-made pizza crust so you save a lot of time, and you can top it with whatever you like to eat on a pizza so your family will be sure to eat it. It’s basically like a cheater Stromboli, all wrapped up and then cut into dip-able sliced pieces.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our homemade, cheesy pizza rolls, you need the following ingredients:
- Frozen bread dough (or refrigerated pizza crust)
- Pizza sauce
- Mozzarella cheese
- Pepperoni slices
- Sliced black olives
- Egg
- Parmesan cheese
- Italian seasoning
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Cheesy Pizza Rolls
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Let the dough thaw out for about an hour (if you’re using refrigerated pizza crust, you can skip this step).
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin so that it is about ¼ inch thick. Spread about ½ cup sauce over the bread.
- Place Mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices over the sauce. Then add any other toppings you like. We like black olives.
- Carefully roll up (you’ll want to roll it so it’s long and thin rather than short and thick) and place on a baking sheet. If you use a bread loaf, you may have to cut it in half to fit it on the baking sheet.
- Brush with beaten egg, then top with grated Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning, we love the flavor it gives the crust.
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn.
- Let cool for 5 minutes then cut into slices.
- Dip in remaining pizza sauce (or preferred dipping sauce).
Recipe Notes
We love this pizza roll because it’s so easy to customize. Here are some of our favorite additions include the the following: pepperoni, olives, and cheese, ham and pineapple, meat lovers (sausage, salami, bacon bits, and pepperoni), veggies (sliced peppers, mushrooms, and artichokes), or use Alfredo sauce instead of pizza sauce.
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Cheesy Pizza Roll Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) loaf frozen bread dough, (or one roll refrigerated pizza crust)
- 1 (8 ounce) jar pizza sauce, (divided)
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese, (or sliced)
- 1 (6 ounce) package pepperoni slices, optional topping
- 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives, optional topping
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ Tablespoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Let the dough thaw out for about an hour (if you're using refrigerated pizza crust, you can skip this step).
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin so that it is about ¼ inch thick. Spread about ½ cup sauce over the bread.
- Place Mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices over the sauce. Then add any other toppings you like. We like black olives.
- Carefully roll up (you'll want to roll it so it's long and thin rather than short and thick) and place on a baking sheet. If you use a bread loaf, you may have to cut it in half to fit it on the baking sheet.
- Brush with beaten egg, then top with grated Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning, we love the flavor it gives the crust.
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn.
- Let cool for 5 minutes then cut into slices.
- Dip in remaining pizza sauce (or preferred dipping sauce).
Notes
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Oh my goodness, this looks so good!! Thank you for all your amazing recipes, I pin so many of them! I am a big fan!
I’m in love! I’ll have to make this soon, minus cheese, dairy free girl right here.
I love simple, yummy meals!
Looks delish. I’m definitely going to try this one soon. Thanks!
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LOVE IT! Y’all are so good! I am going to start experimenting with your recipes!
Very cute idea! Thank you for your geniusosety! Have a wonderful day!
Sounds yummy, nice recipe!
Awesome idea!
YUMMY! Posting to FB!
I’m attempting to make this now. I have always let mine rise first and it explodes. Wow did I have a rough time getting it rolled out today! It kept just shrinking right back. Now I’m waiting for it as it bakes in the oven and it isn’t getting at all puffy!? Hmmm!!
Because it didn’t rise it won’t be very puffy…l. But dont worry… It is delicious!
Yours looked a little puffy so I was hoping I didn’t mess up! But it was DELISH! I made two. One for my boys with just ham and cheese AND alfredo sauce. I added Green Pepper and Mushroom to mine!! YUMMMMY! We all loved it! 🙂 I always used to make with Mozz and Pepperoni but not a big fan of Pepperoni! Don’t know why I never thought of Ham! SO THANKS!
Hey, great pizza.
This may be a silly question, but which way do you roll it? I’ve looked at the pictures and I would think to roll it vertically, where you have a short but full roll, but then it might not cook thoroughly.