Pop 'em Pizza Bites

Submitted by Charmie777

"Yummmmmy!!!! Easy and delicious snack or lunch you're kids will love!!!"

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 48 appetizers

ingredients

• 2 (13 7/8 ounce) cans pillsbury refrigerated prepared pizza dough
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into 48 cubes
• 48 slices pepperoni (I prefer turkey)
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cups pizza sauce or 2 cups marinara sauce, heated

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400º.
2. Spray 3 9-inch pie pans with cooking spray.
3. On lightly floured surface, roll out one pizza crust and pat into 12x8 rectangle.
4. Cut into 24 squares.
5. Place one pepperoni slice and one cube of cheese on each dough square. Wrap dough around, pressing to seal.
6. Place in pans, seamside down.
7. Repeat with remaining dough, pepperoni and cheese.
8. Mix together oil and Italian seasoning. Drizzle or brush over rolls.
9. Top with grated parmesan.
10. Bake at 400º for 16-20 minutes or until golden brown.
11. Serve with warmed pizza or marinara sauce.
12. To Freeze: Flash freeze on a cookie sheet until frozen solid, label and place in a ziplock bag.
13. To Reheat: Microwave approximately 30 seconds or more to heat through.

Reviews

[958071]

not really what i expected but they were very good as a snack for the week. I had trouble cutting the dough into correct sizes so just rolled it in a ball and pressed the chz and pepperoni in the dough. worked for me.

 

[Radish4ever]

These are really good! I'm going to be honest here and say that I JUST used the pizza dough, and then I sandwiched the cheese between 2 turkey pepperonis. I was making this with my home preschool and they're a tad picky (haha) so I didn't add in anything else.....although I sure will next time! I lined my pan with the non-stick type of foil and the oozing cheese was not a problem! :) Thanks for the awesome recipe!!! I saved the rest for a quick microwave snack/meal! Love it!

 

[StacyW]

These were good, but I had a difficult time keeping the cheese from leaking out. Next time I'll have to be sure to seal better.

 

[CookForTwo]

These are soo good! I have made these several times already, and have plenty stocked in my freezer! The only changes I made were to add additional pepperoni to each one and added some crumbled bacon to a few of them for my hubby! So good, highly recommend!

 

[lets.eat]

How can this not be great? Tastes super and yet fun for my DS's. I made this in part of OAMC, so am very pleased to have 2 meals in my freezer. Thank You!