Description
A delicious and easy-to-make cheesy pepperoni pizza stromboli, perfect for a quick Italian dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb pizza dough
- 1 cup marinara sauce (plus extra for dipping)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup sliced pepperoni
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll pizza dough into a large rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
- Spread marinara sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over the sauce.
- Arrange pepperoni slices across the cheese.
- Carefully roll the dough lengthwise into a log and pinch seams to seal.
- Place seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
- Brush with egg wash and olive oil, then sprinkle with Italian seasoning and garlic powder.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.
- Let rest for 5 minutes, then slice and garnish with parsley. Serve with warm marinara sauce.
Notes
- Let the stromboli rest before slicing to prevent the cheese from oozing out.
- Use store-bought pizza dough for a quicker meal.
- Customize with your favorite pizza toppings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 80mg