Pizza Roll Ups
Pizza roll ups are delicious appetizers, made with store bought pizza dough. This homemade pizza rolls recipe is easy to make, perfect for snacking, and always favorite party food.
Pizza Roll Ups
How were pizza rolls created?
As you shop the frozen food aisle of the grocery store, you may have seen Totino’s Pizza Rolls. Our recipe for pizza roll ups is a variation of them, but of course, much more delicious.
Jeno Paulucci invented Pizza Rolls in 1968. His original business was prepared Chinese foods. You may recognize his name as the infamous Jeno’s Pizza Rolls, which was acquired by PIllsbury in 1985. Several years later, the name was changed to Totino’s.
What is a rolled up pizza called?
This pizza roll ups recipe is also similar to what many restaurants would call a stromboli, which is a tightly rolled up pizza. Our roll ups are sliced into one inch thick pieces, making them easier to eat.
How to make Pizza Roll Ups?
This recipe uses store bought pizza dough, dramatically decreasing the amount of time you might spend making dough from scratch. Homemade pizza dough requires time to rise, while store bought dough is pre-risen and nearly ready to use.
Using mozzarella cheese and pepperoni creates an authentic pizza taste in a small appetizer-sized bite. Another benefit is, everything will stay in place when you slice the roll.
Serve the roll ups with a cup of marinara sauce for dipping. It is the perfect finishing touch!
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How to make Pizza Roll Ups in the oven?
For the best results, use a standard or toaster oven to bake the pizza roll ups. Bake them at a high temperature (425F) to ensure that the pizza roll ups are golden brown, crispy and sizzling hot.
To bake pizza roll ups in the oven:
- Preheat the oven to 425F.
- Prepare the baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- Brush the remaining butter on the top side of the pizza roll ups. This helps the dough to create a golden color.
Are Pizza Roll Ups healthy?
Honestly, we’re eating pizza rolls because they are delicious and we can’t resist that buttery crisp dough.
While pizza roll ups are not the healthiest meal, they are healthier than the deep fried appetizers you see at many parties.
To keep the calories low, serve them in smaller portions, as appetizers. One serving is six pizza rolls, which equals approximately 220 calories. Truthfully, that is much less than the 940 calories of calzones.
For a healthier option, serve the rolls with healthy greens, like this Greek salad.
Pizza roll ups are delicious appetizers, made with store bought pizza dough. This homemade pizza rolls recipe is easy to make, perfect for snacking, and always a favorite party food.
- 1 package store-bought pizza dough white or whole wheat
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning dried hrebs
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted or use olive oil
- 1 package pepperoni slices
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 cup marinara sauce for dipping
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Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
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On a lightl floured surface roll the dough into a rectangle, the long side facing you being about 15-20 inches.
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Brush with 1 tablespoon of melted butter and sprinkle Italian seasoning herbs and red pepper flakes over the surface.
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Arrange the pepperoni in about 5 rows, 8-10 pepperoni slices per row. Start about 2 inches from the side facing you, and leave about 3 inches from the top side.
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Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the surface.
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Roll up the dough tightly into a log, starting from the long side that is closer/facing you.
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Cut into about 1 inch thick rolls, place them on the prepared baking sheet. Brush with remaining melted butter or olive oil.
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Bake for 12-17 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately with marinara sauce for dipping.
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Claudia Lamascolo
I love the ease of these appetizers and they would be a big hit as everyone in our family loves pizza! what a great idea!
Mahy Elamin
What a great idea – can’t wait to try them by the fire one rainy Sunday which could be as soon as tomorrow – YEA! ?
Dan Zehr
These were so good and easy, thanks so much for the recipe. My new go-to snack!
debi at Life Currents
I love these pizza roll ups. They look snackable and delicious. Store-bought pizza dough rocks!
Karyl Henry
I love stromboli, but it’s always SO HUGE…these bites are perfect because you can eat a couple of them and not feel stuffed. Great appetizer for gameday!
Mirlene
Yes yes yes! After making these roll ups we need to find a way to have people try them right from the screen because they look incredibly delicious! I love how it is presented. And not to mention they are great at parties too. Perfect starter. Thanks for sharing!
Veena Azmanov
I love stromboli but this bite-size pieces would be perfect to serve kids. I bet these were gone in an instant. Love such simple and easy recipes.
Jyothi (Jo)
Appetizers like this makes me excited. My kids love pizza anything and pizza roll ups are a great finger food. They look so good and easy to make.
Cheese Curd In Paradise
My boys would be all over these. We ate pizza rolls as kids and I loved them! I can’t wait to try these.
Marisa Franca
This is simply a mini Stromboli! What a great idea for an appetizer or just a mini meal. We do love our finger foods and this is exactly what our family enjoys at gatherings or even football nights. I’m pinning!!
Deborah
These look decadent and super easy to make. Gonna send to sister as she loves everything pizza. Thanks for sharing.