Garlic Pizza has always been a family favorite along with Mom's Sausage Roll, an Italian sausage stuffed pizza dough.
This recipe is similar to a stuffing of sauteed garlic, herbs, and spices stuffed inside a pizza dough loaded with melted delicious cheese.
There are many options for filling suggestions to mix in but our family loves the garlicky butter cheese filling inside just the way it is.
The roll is perfect to eat warm or cold and if you happen to have some marinara sauce, warm it up, it sure is a bonus alongside this delicious stuffed bread garlic roll for dipping it in.
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Basic Steps to Garlic Stuffed Pizza Roll
- Saute the garlic in butter
- Roll out the dough
- Add the garlic mixture, cheese, and herbs and roll it up seam side dough
- Place on a baking sheet and let rest for around 30 minutes
- Bake at 375 degrees until brown on top
- Optional: all stuffed rolls can be brushed with egg wash before baking, sprinkled with dry herbs and granulated garlic powder on top
Tips
- Use deli cheese thickly cut slices of mozzarella and provolone for layering
- Always keep the dough at least 1/2 inch in thickness so the filling won't poke through the dough
- Onions can be added also but sauteed first and carmelized
- Substitute any meats you like with the suggestions below
- This roll can be made with mix-in additions and spinach is a great option
- Frozen bread dough is not recommended it has too much moisture in it
- Bake until the outside of the roll is browned
- For a glistening sheen beat an egg and brush before baking
- These can be made ahead of time for parties and frozen for up to 3 months.
- Thaw in the refrigerator overnight and reheat covered in foil.
- Reheat wrapped in foil in the oven or in the air fryer for 2 to 3 minutes if you want a crispier outside crust
Shopping List for Making Garlic Stuffed Pizza Roll
scroll down to the recipe card for the exact measurements
- fresh homemade pizza dough or use store-bought
- garlic minced
- mozzarella and provolone slices
- butter or olive oil (butter will have more flavor inside)
- grated cheese (pecorino romano)
- granulated garlic powder for sprinkling on top
- dried oregano, basil, parsley (use all fresh when in season)
- black pepper
- Optional Garnish: beaten egg for shine, more mixed dried Italian herbs
- Dipping sauce- homemade marinara sauce or store-bought
Filling Mix-In Suggestions:
(additions with any combinations)
- any kind of peppers
- mushrooms
- chopped tomatoes
- black or green olives
- chopped regular broccoli or broccoli rabe cooked
- spinach or other cooked greens like escarole
- eggplant
- onions
- minced fresh garlic
- cooked sausage
- pepperoni
- capicola
- sauteed shrimp, scallops with mozzarella
- cheese and drained tuna with sharp cheddar
- meatballs in tomato sauce crushed
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Garlic Stuffed Pizza Dough
If you're a big pizza fan and love garlic, this stuffed pizza dough roll will be a new favorite.
Serve it with stews, chili, or just as an appetizer snack with a side of your favorite marinara sauce and it's a meal all in itself with a side salad!
Yield: 12
Garlic Stuffed Pizza Roll
Garlic and herbs stuffed inside pizza dough loaded with melted cheese.
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 35 MinInactive time: 30 MinTotal time: 1 H & 25 M
Ingredients
- 1 pound of fresh homemade pizza dough or use store-bought
- 4 cloves garlic minced (also you can use carmelized onion if you prefer or a combination of both)
- mozzarella and provolone slices
- butter or olive oil (butter will have more flavor inside)
- grated cheese (pecorino romano)
- granulated garlic powder for sprinkling on top of dried oregano, basil, and parsley (use all fresh when in season)
- salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste and optional
- Optional Garnish: beaten egg for shine, more mixed dried Italian herbs Dipping sauce- homemade marinara sauce or store-bought
Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased and preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a small frying pan, heat the pan to medium heat then add the butter. Stir fry the garlic until fragrant around 2 minutes do not brown.
- Note: (Add thinly sliced onions if using in combinations or as a substitution and saute' them first until golden then add the garlic for two minutes)
- Remove from the heat and add all the herbs to the garlic mixture add some salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes if using, seasoned to taste.
- Roll out the dough on a floured board around 1/2 inch in thickness. Brush the dough with melted butter.
- Add the garlic mixture, and thick slices of cheese on top, then sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Folding the sides slightly roll up the garlic-stuffed pizza like a burrito and place it seam-side down on a prepared baking sheet.
- Let this sit covered with a damp towel or plastic wrap for 30 minutes to rise a bit on the stovetop before you bake it.
- Brush with egg wash, and sprinkle the top with more grated cheese, dried or fresh herbs, and granulated garlic powder.
- Note: you can also add sesame seeds on top if you like them.
- Bake the roll for around 35 minutes or more until golden brown on top at 375 degrees preheated oven.
Notes
Filling Mix-In Suggestions:
(additions with any combinations)
- any kind of peppers
- mushrooms
- chopped tomatoes
- black or green olives
- chopped regular broccoli or broccoli rabe cooked
- spinach or other cooked greens like escarole
- eggplant
- onions
- minced fresh garlic
- cooked sausage
- pepperoni
- capicola
- sauteed shrimp, scallops with mozzarella
- cheese and drained tuna with sharp cheddar
- meatballs in tomato sauce crushed
Tips
- Use deli cheese thickly cut slices of mozzarella and provolone for layering
- Always keep the dough at least 1/2 inch in thickness so the filling won't poke through the dough
- Onions can be added also but sauteed first and carmelized
- Substitute any meats you like with the suggestions below
- This roll can be made with mix-in additions and spinach is a great option
- Frozen bread dough is not recommended it has too much moisture in it
- Bake until the outside of the roll is browned
- For a glistening sheen beat an egg and brush before baking
- These can be made ahead of time for parties and frozen for up to 3 months.
- Thaw in the refrigerator overnight and reheat covered in foil.
- Reheat wrapped in foil in the oven or in the air fryer for 2 to 3 minutes if you want a crispier outside crust
Nutrition Facts
Calories
129.82Fat (grams)
4.19 gSat. Fat (grams)
1.45 gCarbs (grams)
18.76 gFiber (grams)
0.67 gNet carbs
18.09 gSugar (grams)
2.4 gProtein (grams)
4.68 gSodium (milligrams)
315.09 mgCholesterol (grams)
17.77 mgThe default measuring system for this website is US Customary. Unit conversions are provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. While we strive to provide accurate unit conversions, please be aware that there may be some discrepancies
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