Stuffed Pizza Bites
- Yield 4
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes
- Total 35 minutes
Stuffed Pizza Bites is a appetizers recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 4. Plan on 35 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 4 servings
- 1 roll refrigerated pizza dough (or make your own)
- marinara/pizza sauce
- 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil or melted butter
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
- mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
- pizza toppings of your choice (ham and pineapple, pepperoni, sausage, chopped green peppers or onions, etc.)
Method
Warm oven to temperature specified on pizza dough package. Usually it’s 400 degrees. (This is also a good option if you make your own dough.)
Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly-floured surface. Blot or roll the dough so it’s at least 12″ by 8″. Take a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 24 squares.
Set cheese and desired toppings on each square. The cook found that it worked best if you layer the cheese on first, as this makes a softer bottom layer for the dough to fold around. Make sure to use just enough toppings so that the dough can fold easily around them.
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 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) and then sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning. Top with Parmesan cheese.
Set pan in the oven and cook for about 15-20 minutes or the dough is slightly golden. Doughs vary, so keep an eye on them and begin checking them after 10 minutes.
Plate warm with warmed marinara sauce on the side for dipping.
