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Pepperoni Pizza Bread

Prep 5 min
Total 30 min
Ingredients 6
Servings 4

All the best parts of pizza rolled up in tasty crescent dough! This easy pepperoni pizza bread makes a delicious dinner or fun appetizer the whole family will love. MORE+ LESS-

By Erin

Updated June 29, 2018

Make with

Pillsbury Crescents

Ingredients

can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dough sheet

cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)

slices pepperoni

egg

tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

3/4

teaspoon Italian seasoning

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper or baking mat.
2

Unroll 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dough sheet on cookie sheet. Using hands, spread dough evenly. Sprinkle 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz) over dough, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges.
3

Place 40 slices pepperoni in rows over cheese. Fold short end of dough just over edge of pepperoni. Starting at the long end, roll dough, pinching to seal. Place seam side down on cookie sheet.
4

Mix 1 egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush egg mixture over dough (you will have egg leftover).
5

Mix 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese and 3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Sprinkle evenly over dough.
6

Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into 2-inch pieces; serve with pizza sauce or marinara sauce for dipping.

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Expert Tips

1 can (11 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated thin pizza crust works great in place of the crescent dough sheet in this recipe.
Use green peppers, mushrooms or ripe olives to make a vegetarian version.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 550
Calories from Fat: 340

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 38g; 58%
Saturated Fat 14g 72% Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol: 125mg; 41%
Sodium: 1650mg; 69%
Potassium: 210mg; 6%
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 10%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 5g
Protein: 24g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%; 6%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 25%; 25%
Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

When you first saw this pepperoni pizza bread recipe, you might have noticed that there’s no sauce inside of it. And you might have been alarmed. “Pizza needs sauce! You’ve already turned my favorite food inside out, and yes, the results look delicious and are baked to cheesy, meaty perfection, but no sauce?! That’s craziness,” you might have said. And you’d have been right. So whether you have a big serving of this pizza bread for dinner, or slice it up small for a shareable app, we insist that when you make yours, you serve it with a bowl of marinara sauce for dipping. After all, anything else would be craziness.