Pepperoni and Cheese Stromboli
Italian cheeses, spicy pepperoni and homemade pizza sauce rolled up in a cheesy crust
Ingredients
- 1 premade pizza dough
- 1/2 cups pepperoni slices
- 5 slices provolone cheese
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese grated, divided
The Pizza Sauce
- 28 oz. can tomato puree
- 3/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
The Italian Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds
- 1 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
- Make the pizza sauce: In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium-low heat. Saute the garlic until it starts to brown. Stir in the tomato puree and tomato paste.
- Reduce heat to low. Stir in the sugar, salt, basil, oregano and parsley. Simmer on low heat for 15-30 minutes.
- Make the Italian seasoning: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Store any extra seasoning in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll pizza dough out onto a floured surface. Shape into a rectangle. It does not have to be perfect. Spread pizza sauce down the middle of the dough, lengthwise. Arrange the slices of provolone, pepperoni and 1 cup of mozzarella over the pizza sauce.
- Starting from the bottom right corner, start to roll the dough towards the top left corner. Once you have rolled the dough completely up to the left corner, gently transfer the stromboli to the prepared baking sheet.
- Brush the dough with olive oil. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle generously with Italian seasoning. Bake 20-22 minutes. Cool 5-10 minutes before slicing.
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