Rustic Mama Mia Stromboli

It's Saturday night and my teenage daughter has a friend over for the night. Kids love to help in the kitchen!  Even teenage ones. These two are actually stellar cooks so I was glad to have their help with this. It was so fun showing them something new to make and have them share in my recipe creation. =). You can use any topping you like on your pizza. These are the ones we like. 

Let's get cooking!

Ingredients:

2 cans refrigerated pizza crust

1 8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened 

2 Tbsp Rustic Herb Seasoning

1 pkg sliced pepperoni

2 cans sliced mushrooms

1 c prepared Mama Mia Marinara Sauce

8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese

2 Tbsp melted butter

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. 

In a bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and the Rustic Herb Seasoning. Set aside. 

On a greased cookie sheet spread out your pizza dough long ways.  

Turn the pan so that the long side is in front of you. Spread 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture on half of the dough. 

Add your toppings. 

Spread 1/2 a cup of the Mama Mia Marinara Sauce on top of the toppings. 

Doesn't this look amazing??!!  Ok, now time for the mozzarella cheese. 

Fold the dough over and roll the edges from the bottom crust to the top to seal. 

Repeat with your second pizza crust and the other half of the ingredients. 

Cut slits in the top to vent and bake for 15 minutes. Take the Stromboli out of the oven and brush with melted butter. Gorgeous!!!

Return to the oven for 7 more minutes. Pull out f the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. 

Slice and serve. 

Tip:  make it a meal with a fresh salad with Spinach & Herb Dressing and a cool refreshing Mango Margarita Blender Drink. 

Serves 4-5. 

Helpful Kitchen Tip

Check out this cool tip:

Gluten Free Chicken, Bacon & Artichoke Pizza

This is totally Tastefully Simple's recipe and not mine.  It looked oh so good I just had to share it.  You can find other tips for the recipe on the TS Blog.

Ingredients

• Gluten-Free Pizza Crust & Sauce Mix
• 1 cup very warm water
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 8 oz. softened cream cheese
• 1 lb. cooked, chopped chicken breasts
• 6 oz. jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 Roma tomato, chopped           

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Prepare Crust Mix as directed with water and olive oil. Bake 10 minutes. Combine Sauce Mix with cream cheese; spread over warm crust. Top with remaining ingredients. Bake 15-17 additional minutes or until crust is golden brown. Makes about 6 servings.

 

Bountiful Pepperoni Bites

I made these for a party and they were oh so good.  They have a great pizza flavor and I made a batch of the Mama Mia Marinara to use as a dipping sauce.

Ingredients:
1 package Bountiful Beer Bread Mix
12 oz. beer (your choice, we used Miller Lite)
1 packet of Warm Pizza Dip Mix
1/2 cup chopped pepperoni (add more if you desire)
2 Tbsp. melted butter
Grated parmesan cheese

Dipping Sauce:
2 Tbsp. Mama Mia Marinara Sauce Mix
1 14 oz can of crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix together first 4 ingredients until combined. Drop batter with a teaspoon (I used 2) into greased mini muffin tins. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve with Mama Mia Marinara Dipping Sauce or your favorite sauce.

Makes approximately 48 mini muffins