Meat Lovers Stromboli

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (13 7/8 ounce) cans refrigerated pizza crusts
• 8 ounces of sliced pepperoni, divided
• 16 ounces bulk hot sausage, cooked and drained (recommend jimmy dean)
• 3 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, and provolone shredded cheese mix divided
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, divided
• garlic powder
• red pepper flakes
• italian herb seasoning, blend
• pizza seasoning (optional)
• olive oil, for brushing

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 sprinkle a little flour on your work surface.
• 3 roll pizza dough into a 10x14 inch rectangle. be careful not to roll too thin.
• 4 cover the rectangle with layers of the toppings - pepperoni, sausage, cheese blend, parmesan cheese, italian herb seasoning to taste, pizza seasoning to taste, garlic powder to taste, red pepper flakes to taste. be sure to leave a 1 inch border around all the sides.
• 5 starting at the end closest to you, roll the stromboli into a log (my husband says the pizza place does it like a jelly roll).
• 6 seal the dough by pinching firmly with fingertips on sides and ends.
• 7 cover baking sheet with foil, brushed lightly with olive oil.
• 8 place stromboli on prepared baking sheet. make sure seam of stromboli is on the bottom.
• 9 use a pastry brush to apply olive oil to top of strombolis.
• 10 place on center rack of oven and bake for 20 minutes.
• 11 carefully remove from oven and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
• 12 slice with serrated knife.