Homemade Pizza Rolls & Pizza Bites

Homemade Pizza Bites

These homemade pizza bites are filled with cheese, pepperoni and ham, then brushed with seasoned olive oil and sprinkled with Parmesan before baking. Serve them warm with pizza or pasta sauce for dipping.

Ingredients

• Homemade pizza dough or store-bought pizza dough
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
• Pepperoni slices or chunks
• Ham chunks or ham cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups pizza or pasta sauce, for dipping

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Roll the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle. For easier handling, divide the dough into two batches if needed.
3. Cut the dough into approximately 4-inch squares.
4. Place a piece of pepperoni, a small piece of ham and a mozzarella cube in the center of each square.

5. Fold the dough around the filling, bring in the sides and roll or pinch the dough closed.
6. Press the seams together well. Use a fork to seal the edges if needed.

7. Place the pizza bites seam-side down on a baking sheet.
8. In a small bowl, stir together the olive oil and Italian seasoning.
9. Brush the seasoned oil over the tops of the pizza bites.
10. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
11. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and baked through.
12. Serve warm with pizza or pasta sauce for dipping.

Pepperoni and Cheese Bundles

These easy pizza bundles use refrigerated crescent roll dough instead of pizza dough. Fill each triangle with pepperoni and mozzarella, roll it up, and bake until golden for a quick pizza-inspired snack or meal.

Ingredients

• 2 packages (5 ounces each) sliced pepperoni
• 1 package (4 ounces) mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 cans (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent roll dough

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. Count out 48 slices of pepperoni and set them aside.
3. Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate each can into 8 triangles.
4. Place 3 slices of pepperoni on each dough triangle.
5. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over the pepperoni.

6. Starting at the wide end of each triangle, roll the dough toward the point.
7. Press lightly to help seal the bundle closed.
8. Place the rolls point-side down on an ungreased baking sheet.
9. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the crescent dough is golden brown.
10. Let cool slightly before serving.

Easy Pizza Scrolls

Pizza scrolls turn pizza dough, cheese and pepperoni into fun spiral-shaped pizza rolls. Roll everything together like cinnamon rolls, slice into individual rounds and bake until golden.

Ingredients

• Pizza dough
• Shredded cheese
• Chopped pepperoni
• Pizza sauce, for dipping

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Roll the pizza dough into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
3. Sprinkle shredded cheese and chopped pepperoni evenly over the dough.
4. Starting at one long edge, roll the dough up jelly-roll style, similar to making cinnamon rolls.
5. Cut the roll into individual slices and place them on a baking sheet.
6. Bake until the dough is cooked through and the pizza scrolls are golden brown.
7. Serve warm with pizza sauce on the side for dipping.