Give homemade pizza a new twist for a fun easy weeknight dinner by making homemade pizza rolls! These cinnamon roll type pizza rolls are easy to make with Pillsbury Pizza Dough, mozzarella, pepperoni and pizza sauce for dipping. These are sure to become a family favorite.
Homemade pizza is one of our favorite dinners. I love making homemade pizza because it’s quick and easy. The kids love homemade pizza because it’s pizza! I’ve had the idea for these pizza rolls for a while and I’m glad I finally got around to making them – they were a hit!
The problem I run in to when I want to make homemade pizza is the crust. I do make my own crust, but sometimes, it just seems like too much work to make the dough from scratch. So more and more often, I’ve been skipping making homemade pizza. But Pillsbury Pizza Crust offers a great short cut especially for busy weeknights. You just pop open the can and you have crust! I loved being able to have the crust ready to go when I made these pizza rolls.
I made these rolls for a quick weeknight dinner. I popped open the can and spread the dough out. Done! Yea! Just sprinkle the dough with cheese and diced pepperoni. I used shredded mozzarella cheese, but a combination of mozzarella, Parmesan, cheddar or even feta would be a fun option.
Roll the pizza dough up from the short ends, similar to making cinnamon rolls. Just go slowly and tuck the dough as you roll for a tighter roll. If any of the dough rips, just pinch it back together. Next, slice the roll in to equal parts – I got about 9 rolls out of one can of pizza dough. If any of the cheese or pepperoni falls out, just tuck it back in or put in top of the rolls before baking.
Place each roll in to the cup of a greased muffin tin. The first time I baked the pizza rolls, I baked them all together in baking pan, but the inside dough didn’t cook. So the next time, I baked the pizza rolls in the muffin tin and it worked like a charm! You can sprinkle a little more cheese on the rolls just before baking if you want.
Once the rolls are done baking, remove from the muffin tin and serve with pizza sauce on the side for dipping. The rolls are kid approved! They were so easy to whip up for dinner and I loved saving a step by having the pizza dough ready to go.
Homemade Pizza Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 tube Pillsbury Pizza Dough
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 pepperoni slices, diced
- Pizza sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease the bottom and sides of the cups of a muffin tin.
- Open pizza dough and gently roll out on a flat surface. You may need a little flour to keep the dough from sticking.
- Sprinkle cheese and pepperoni over the dough.
- Gently roll dough up starting at one of the short sides of the dough rectangle.
- With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice dough roll in to even slices, about 9 in total.
- Place one dough slice in each muffin cup of the greased muffin pan.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until tops are golden brown.
- Remove from pan and serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
Pizza crust that’s deliciously easy! Unroll, bake and enjoy in minutes. Pillsbury pizza crust, it’s the perfect canvas for your favorite toppings.
Disclosure: Compensation was provided by General Mills via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of General Mills.
My kids would totally gobble these up! Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites! You’ve been featured
Not sure if my first comment went through. Just wanted you to know I stopped by. Thanks for sharing at the party. Pinned.
Hi Camille, Thanks for sharing your recipe at the party. I know some snackers that would love this. Pinned for later. Hope to see you again soon.
These look really good! I know my kids would love them. Thank you for linking them up to Dare to Share, you are today’s Dare to Share Feature of the Day
Thank you for featuring me!!
This looks so delicious! I am making this as soon as possible. Your recipes and ideas are always the best!
Yummy! What a fun little treat! My kiddos would love these fun pizza rolls. Thanks for sharing! PINNED!
Thanks, Michelle! The kids definitely love these!
I bet these are a huge kid pleaser, and they’d be great for Super Bowl too! Thanks for sharing at the Oh My Heartsie Girls WW. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
I love the idea of making pizza rolls! I usually just make an actual pizza.
I’m sure my kids would enjoy something like this! They love anything pizza 🙂
Thanks so much for linking up with us this week on Mom 2 Mom Encouragement Party! Hope you join us again soon 🙂
Rachael @ Diamonds in the Rough
These look so yummy! I am going to have to try them. I wanted to let you know I featured them from our party last week. Another All Things Thursday Blog Hop is live right now with a Cutting Edge Stencil Giveaway too. I hope you’ll be back to party with us!
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Nici
Those look so good and will be awesome to serve for a party. Your little guy is just precious!
Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Why didn’t I think about this! It is fast, easy, and easier to eat! Thanks for sharing at the All Things Blog Hop Thursday link party. I visit your site often and really like it! Deb @ Kneaded Creations
Thanks for sharing such a great idea. They look terrific. Love the pics!
These look fantastic! My kids would love to try this! we recently used Pillsbury grands biscuits to make mini pizzas! But I think they would enjoy pizza rolls too!
Oh, that’s fun, too! I’m sure mini-pizzas were a big hit!
These look so cute and easy! I think my kids will love these!
I know my kids would love these. I would much rather make pizza at home than order out. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I love this idea! So simple and less messy than pizza, plus fun for kids!
these look amazing!! need to try it asap.