Pizza toppings are baked inside flaky crescent layers, and then sliced into triangles perfect for dipping in pizza sauce.
Pizza Melts
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 40 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 32
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce or 3 tablespoons tomato paste with basil, garlic and oregano
- 1 package (3.5 oz) sliced pepperoni
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 cup pizza sauce, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet.
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Step2If using crescent rolls: On cookie sheet, unroll 1 can of dough into 1 large rectangle. With floured rolling pin or fingers, roll or press dough into 12x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: On cookie sheet, unroll 1 can of dough. With floured rolling pin or fingers, roll or press dough into 12x9-inch rectangle.
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Step3Spread 1/4 cup pizza sauce over dough to within 1/4 inch of edges. Top with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.
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Step4If using crescent rolls: On 14-inch length of parchment paper, unroll remaining can of dough. Press to make 12x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: On 14-inch length of parchment paper, unroll remaining can of dough. Press to make 12x9-inch rectangle.
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Step5While holding paper with dough, turn dough upside down to cover cheese. Remove paper. Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and oregano.
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Step6Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand on cooling rack 5 to 10 minutes. Move to cutting board. Using pizza cutter, cut into 16 squares. Cut each square in half diagonally. Serve with 1 cup pizza sauce.
Nutrition
90
Calories
6g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Triangle
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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