We sometimes call this “Inside-Out” pizza too. They’re garlicky, cheesy little pizza dough balls filled with all of the yummy toppings you’d put on a pizza. To eat, just pop one off and dunk it in marinara sauce. Don’t you love finger food? And don’t you love dunking things? I suppose regular pizza is finger food as well, but for some reason this is way more fun. Must be the dunking factor. You can pick your own fillings. We love Canadian bacon and pineapple, or Italian turkey sausage and chopped peppers. Pepperoni and cheese is always a hit and you could easily make these vegetarian as well. This makes great party food or a fun appetizer, but in our house we often pair it with a salad and call it dinner. It works especially great for little fingers so my boys love ’em!
You’ll need a roll of refrigerator pizza dough (or make your own…or buy some from your favorite pizza shop or Sam’s Club/Costco), pizza sauce (our favorite recipe!), some grated parmesan cheese, olive oil or melted butter, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes, and your favorite pizza toppings of choice (we’re using mini pepperoni).
Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Usually it’s 400 F. If you make your own dough, bake it at 400.
Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it’s about 12″ by 8″. Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 24 squares.
Place cheese and desired toppings on each square.
(Note that you’re not putting the marinara sauce on the dough; it’s for dipping after) It’s easy to overfill these–you want to make sure you can close them, so about a heaping tablespoon of toppings should be plenty.
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’ve used both and there’s not much difference in result) and then sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning and top with Parmesan cheese.
(In lieu of the Parmesan, garlic, and Italian seasoning you could substitute this garlic bread seasoning.)
Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Keep an eye on them! Doughs vary, so I’d check them after even 10 minutes.
Serve warm with warmed marinara sauce on the side for dipping.
The outsides are like garlic bread and the insides are full of oozing cheese. This might just be a perfect food.
Got a flavor combo in mind? Share it! And try out this variation of Chicken and Bacon Stuffed Ranch Rolls.
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Stuffed Pizza Rolls
- Yield: 6-8
Description
Ingredients
- 1 pizza crust (refrigerated, or recipe linked above)
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
- Desired pizza toppings (mini pepperoni always work great)(
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or melted butter
- 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Pizza sauce (recipe linked above)
Instructions
Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Usually it’s 400 F. If you make your own dough, bake it at 400.
Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it’s about 12″ by 8″. Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 24 squares.
Place cheese and desired toppings on each square.
(Note that you’re not putting the marinara sauce on the dough; it’s for dipping after) It’s easy to overfill these–you want to make sure you can close them, so about a heaping tablespoon of toppings should be plenty.
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’ve used both and there’s not much difference in result) and then sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning and top with Parmesan cheese.
(In lieu of the Parmesan, garlic, and Italian seasoning you could substitute this garlic bread seasoning.)
Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Keep an eye on them! Doughs vary, so I’d check them after even 10 minutes. Serve warm with warmed marinara sauce on the side for dipping.
Notes
Questions & Reviews
Sounds an looks delish! I like cake AND lemons!
~ingrid
Oh wow that looks wonderful and so fun for kids! We do pizza on Fridays and most of the time we do homemade. We'll have to try this one.
I couldn't wait another day and went ahead and made them last night. It was a fun, quick, easy, and tasty dinner. I was even able to make some Diego'friendly pizza rolls. (Always a great thing!) Thanks!
oh yum! I will have to try this to vary our hawaiian pizza night! thanks
Great idea! You never fail to amaze. Now if I could just get you to deliver them. I'll tip! Thanks for the great ideas.
Fill with chicken & bacon and dip in ranch dressing!
Or stuff with buffalo chicken and blue cheese!
I just finished eating these and they are awesome! Made them with pepperoni and red pepper and it worked great. I left the pepperoni whole but next time I think I will chop them. Thanks for posting this!
I wanted to make pizza for dinner tonight but didn't have any pizza sauce. I checked your blog and got an even yummier idea for pizza AND a recipe for pizza sauce!
Wow! Those look delicious. I'll definitely have to try this.
I cannot wait to try this. Perfect for when the fussy eaters come over!! Everyone loves pizza!
Funny you should post a recipe that I would so love to make tonight, but too bad I choose to make a different one from you guys. Everyone I've passed your blog onto has nothing but great things to say. My husband hasn't said one negative thing about any recipe. You guys rock!!!
Maybe tomorrow night, but what a great FHE dinner!
Yeah, these look divine! They are on my list of dinners this week. You Rock Sara!
Yum! I will be making these tomorrow. 🙂
Oh YUM! I cannot wait to make my own version of this!
This post made me very, very happy. But then, I love all things cheesy and doughy.
I will definitely try this one!
I happen to have one of these crust's in the fridge that was on sale. We've been making this yummy Greek pizza with them (feta, greek olives, and pepperonchini, oregano, and mushrooms). But these look so yummy!
Oh these look perfect for kids. I need to try this one. Yum!
Those look so fun! My daughter would love them!
I think I might just have to make these tonight!
Measuring is overrated anyway 😀 Looks delicious!
Ok, you know I'm not much of a pizza person, but these look awesome! What I really like is that the sauce isn't on the inside, so you could have a couple of different options for those of us that don't just love marinara sauce all the time 🙂
These are a great idea! We love homemade pizza at our house, so i will have to give these a go.
Looks delicious. I will be trying these for sure!
Love this idea! Can't wait to try them!
Yumyumyumyumyum!!! Looks so good!
What a great idea! They look amazing! Ham and pineapple is one of my favorite pizza toppings.
Yum! These could very likely be something I will make for some apps at my grad party! I'm thinking a pineapple/ham combo and some chicken sausage,onion,pepper kind too! Thanks for sharing =)
Ooo, these look awesome!!!
I like!
Mmmmmmm! Now we're talkin'!