Stuffed Pizza Rolls

 These are scrumdillyumptious!!  I'm not even sure if that is a real word, but in our house it means very tasty!  I am so glad I ran across the recipe on this blog, Our Best Bites.  They were so easy to make, I used Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Dough but homemade dough would be great too!  I stuffed mine with Pepperoni & Mozzarella because that's my 4 year old's favorite pizza.  But you could do any of your favorite pizza combinations- ham & pineapple, pepperoni & sausage, spinach & olives, the possibilities are endless!!  These were so good, we almost made them twice in one weekend.  So be forewarned...you will be seeing these again! 

 Ingredients:

for the rolls

Pizza Dough (store bought or homemade)

Pepperoni

6 Mozzarella String Cheese Sticks

4 tbsp Butter

2-3 Cloves of Garlic, minced

1 tbsp Fresh Parsley, chopped

for the dipping sauce

1- 8oz can Tomato Sauce

1 tsp dried Italian Seasoning

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees (or according to the dough's package directions).  Roll out the pizza dough, making a 12" X 18" (approximately) rectangle.  Using a pizza cutting wheel, cut 24 squares.  As you  can tell from my picture below, the squares do not have to be exactly the same size. 

 I used sandwich pepperoni from the deli, so I had to quarter my slices to fit in the squares. Lay a slice (I used 2 quarters) of pepperoni on each square.

 Then top with cheese.   I also quartered the string cheese sticks.  We thought that ended up being the perfect amount of cheese per roll.

 This was a family affair at my house!

 Spray the bottom of a casserole dish with non stick spray.  I used a 9" X 9" square dish but a pie plate would work well too. 

 Pull the 4 corners of each square together to seal & place the rolls, seam side down, in the dish.   

 In a small skillet, melt the butter over low heat.

 Add the minced garlic & cook for 1-2 minutes.

 Then add in the chopped parsley & turn off the heat.

 Brush the garlic butter on the top of the rolls, coating well.  (I also sprinkled a little Parmesan Cheese on the top!)

 Bake at 400 degrees (or according to package directions) for 10-15 minutes, until golden.  Just keep an eye on them since all dough cooks differently. 

While your rolls are in the oven, you can make the dipping sauce.  In a small sauce pan, heat the tomato sauce with the dried Italian Seasoning & Garlic Powder over low/ medium heat, stirring occasionally. 

Serve warm with sauce on the side.  Yum!