Pizza Balls
Biscuit dough stuffed with pepperoni, pizza sauce and mozzarella, baked golden and brushed with garlic butter. Ready in about 15 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 1 tube refrigerated biscuit dough about 16 ounces
- 4 tablespoons pizza sauce divided; more for dipping if desired
- 24 slices pepperoni divided
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese cut into eight 1-inch cubes; diced string cheese may be substituted
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped; optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat, or line it with aluminum foil and coat the foil with cooking spray.
- Separate the biscuits. Put about 1/2 tablespoon pizza sauce, one mozzarella cube and three pepperoni slices in the center of each biscuit.
- Wrap each biscuit around its filling and pinch the dough closed. Set it on the baking sheet seam-side down. If sauce leaks out during assembly, wipe it off.
- Bake for about 8 to 9 minutes, until very lightly golden brown. Watch closely during the final minutes.
- While the balls bake, stir the melted butter, Italian seasoning and garlic powder together. Brush the balls generously as soon as they come out of the oven. Add parsley if using, and serve warm with more pizza sauce if desired.
Notes
Do not overfill, and bake the balls seam-side down. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 8.8gFat: 17.7gSodium: 778mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 4.7g