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Easy Stromboli

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Nov 18, 2021
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Stromboli is a longtime family dinner favorite. Now, it’s even easier to make thanks to Pillsbury™ pizza dough and five more simple ingredients! Quick, simple and packed with flavor, this homemade stromboli using pizza dough is a seriously delicious take on the cousin to pizza. With 15 minutes of prep time and 35 minutes total to make, our Easy Stromboli recipe will save you a whole lot of time spent in the kitchen and give you back a few more minutes to sit down and enjoy the meal with the fam.

More About This Recipe

  • This warm, savory stromboli bakes up in less than an hour and uses only six ingredients. The stromboli is perfect for the whole family; it has the pizza flavor your kids love without the mess of a traditional pie. While the exact origin of the stromboli is the subject of culinary debate, Romano’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, claims to have first used the name in 1950. Rumor has it the pizzeria’s owner Nazzareno Romano was looking to expand his pizza shop menu and created the stromboli. Looking for more stromboli recipes? We’ve got just what you need. Now that you’ve mastered stromboli, take a tour through our pizza guide for tips on how to make different types of pizza like a savory calzone or Chicago-style deep dish pizza.

Easy Stromboli

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Brown ground beef in medium skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Unroll dough; place on sprayed cookie sheet. Starting at center, press out dough with hands to form 12x8-inch rectangle.
  • Step 
    3
    Spread sauce over dough to within 2 inches of long sides and 1/2 inch of short sides. Place cooked ground beef lengthwise down center, forming 3-inch-wide strip and to within 1/2 inch of short sides. Top with cheese, bell pepper and Italian seasoning. Fold long sides of dough over filling; press edges to seal.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Nutrition

290 Calories
10g Total Fat
17g Protein
33g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Traditional homemade stromboli is a specialty sandwich with roots in Philadelphia. It’s typically filled with mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and other meats like beef or sausage, and chopped onion, bell pepper, ham, pepperoncini peppers and more.
  • tip 2
    Like a little spice? Substitute spicy Italian pork sausage for the ground beef for a simple stromboli recipe with a kick. Another option is to use ground turkey.
  • tip 3
    Add more flavor to this homemade stromboli recipe by brushing the dough before baking with some olive oil and sprinkling the top with garlic salt or Italian seasoning.
  • tip 4
    Is your favorite part of Italian dishes the sauce? Dunk your serving of Easy Stromboli into some extra pizza sauce.
  • tip 5
    This stromboli recipe with pizza dough is great to make for dinner but can also double as a delicious lunch. Pair with a side of fruit or salad for a complete meal.
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