Pepperoni Cheese Stick Roll Ups
These Pepperoni Cheese Stick Roll Ups are great for kids and crowd pleasers. You can eat them as an appetizer or an easy dinner!
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PEPPERONI CHEESE STICK ROLL-UPS
I know it feels a bit inconsistent around here bouncing back and forth from healthy to naughty dishes.
But there’s just so much food and so little time.
I realize that I’m posting about rolling premade dough, pepperoni, and cheese sticks being rolled up and baked. How hard is that?
These are almost like these Pizza Rolls or these Stuffed Pizza Rolls, but definitely the easiest of all of them. I made these for my kids in under five minutes.
But they aren’t just for kids…adults devour them too.
The garlic butter glaze on top is definitely not a necessity but if you are serving them for adults it adds some flavor and makes them look a little nicer.
HOW TO MAKE PEPPERONI CHEESE STICK ROLL-UPS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Take each triangle of crescent roll dough and place about 6 pepperoni on the bottom of the triangle. Place half of a cheese stick on top and roll up. Place seam side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown.
- While rolls are cooking, combine the melted butter, Italian seasonings, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
- When rolls are done remove from the oven and brush with the garlic butter glaze. Serve with marinara or ranch for dipping.
Arrange the pepperoni on the crescent dough and place half a cheese stick on top.
Roll up and bake.
Bake until golden brown.
OTHER PEPPERONI RECIPES:
Pepperoni Cheese Stick Roll Ups
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce package refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 4 cheese sticks, halved
- 1 3.5 ounce package sliced pepperoni
- optional - marinara or ranch sauce for dipping
Garlic Butter Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasonings
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Take each triangle of crescent roll dough and place about 6 pepperoni on the bottom of the triangle. Place half of a cheese stick on top and roll up. Place seam side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown.
- While rolls are cooking, combine the melted butter, Italian seasonings, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
- When rolls are done remove from the oven and brush with the garlic butter glaze. Serve with marinara or ranch for dipping.
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These were so yummy and quick to make. Great as an appetizer or quick snack. I love that I had all the ingredients already and only had to buy pepperoni. I have just started meal planning and I saw your recipe on Pinterest. I am trying to get a good collection of easy meals to rotate on a regular basis and save money. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome.
Wow! These look so good. I can’t wait to try them. I know my kids will love them.
This was so good!
Hey. So I made these today and for some reason my cheese sticks didn’t melt.. they softened some, but didn’t melt. Did I do something wrong?
Depending on the brand of cheese, I noticed some melt faster than others. You can definitely bake them longer…to make sure they melt.
This is so much easier than the last pizza roll up i made last night. Dont put sauce in the crescent orit wont cook and it just ends up uncookes dough. Def trying this way. Already repinned.
I just made these for a simple lunch, especially since I had a roll of croissants sitting in my fridge that needed to be use. For such a simple lunch, so delicious! I used a reduced fat cheese stick so not as many calories but I love the buttery, flakiness of the croissants and I love pepperoni pizza so this gives me that taste! Thanks for the recipe!
Wow. This cheese looks so yummy! I would try to make it some time. Thanks for the recipe, Christy!
These were great!!
What is that red mat they are on? is that what you baked them on or cooled them on?
It’s a silpat baking mat that I baked them on. Not necessary. You could use parchment as well.
I found some Pillsbury Garlic Butter Crescent rolls so I just rolled the pepperoni and cheese up in them and sprinkled them with Italian Seasoning. Very Good and so easy.
I shared your recipe on my blog, So amazing! Great idea! Thank so much for sharing!
http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/03/tea-cups-and-hagglers_19.html
Super ideas I really enjoyed trying them all.
Thank you,
Carlene
What is the trick to getting the cresant roll to cook on the inside? After 20 minutes, the outside was crispy and the inside still was not done. I have made regular cresant rolls many times before and never had this problem. This recipe looks so delicious and simple, I would love to try it again
Strange? Maybe you could kind of roll out the triangle so that it was thinner and cooked. Really strange…
Has anyone tried to make these with a little sauce. I am making these for the kiddos at my baby shower and figured I would add a little sauce in with the roll to bake in, just wondered if anyone did that and how it worked ???
I just made these as our super bowl snack and they were (you notice I said “were”) great. I made my own Italian seasonings combo and I used turkey pepperoni since of traditional but I had to write and thank you for this idea out there.
Lisa, You’re welcome!
I love pizza homemade how can I add bacon or Italian sausage or chicken or something on it
Add whatever you like inside! I would cook the chicken, sausage, or bacon before stuffing it though.
I want these Pepporoni Cheese Stick Rollups right now!! 🙂
Making these for my husband and I tonight as a quick “meal”. Looking forward to trying them out!!!
Thanks for this idea, it was just what I was looking for as a treat for my husband watching his favorite football team play today! I used a puff pastry sheet instead of crescent rolls (bc it’s what I already had in my fridge) and I used fresh mozzarella cheese chopped up. Overall they turned out great, but some did not puff up for some reason. The taste is still great, though! Also made some dipping sauce with store-bought marinara to which I added garlic powder, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and Parmesan cheese. Definitely would make these again!
I just made these for a playoff game. Made a double batch and used shredded mozorella instead of stocks…they were AMAZING. I’m somone who hates to cook, but when man tells me they are a “little slice of heaven”, it makes it worth it. Thanks for the recipe!! Ps- I forgot the doping sauce and it didn’t matter, ps- they are scrumptious on their own.
Oh my goodness, my boys are going to LOVE this!! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
I want to make these for a friend who is pregnant and on bed-rest. She also has 3 other children. So for convenience, can I freeze these so she can just pop them in the oven for a quick snack? And would you recommend them be placed in freezer before or after they are cooked? Thanks!!
Yes, totally! I think you could freeze them before or after baked. I would probably do it before baked though…
Just made these and YUM! So easy, quick and delicious. I made them spur of the moment since I happened to have all ingredients on hand. The Italian seasoning in the topping made it absolutely perfect, much more flavorful that Pizza Hut’s pizza rollers Thanks for sharing this! 🙂
i decided to cut the ronni’s in half! and i have to say, they are amazing! && 10x better than pizza! that garlic butter is AMMAZING! thank you for the recipe
Do you cut the pepperoni’s in halves or fourths? I see in the picture you cut yours up!I am about make 5 batches for the first time for dinner! 🙂
@Dana,
That’s weird. Did you use generic cheese sticks? Maybe try setting the cheese out for a couple minutes to that’s it’s not super cold when you stick it in.
I have a question. How do you get the cheese to melt??? I baked my crescent til they were golden brown and the inside wasn’t done 🙁 The cheese and peps weren’t even hot or melted. If cooked any longer, the bread would burn. Had the oven at 350.
Made these last night for a potluck and they were a total hit! Thank you!
Found this just in time for football season. Can’t wait to whip up a batch!
Made it and it was delish!!
Made them kids and thier dad approve, so Awesome!
@anonymous,
This recipe makes 8 pizza roll ups.
How many does this recipe make?
I featured your recipe on my blog today! These were so good and really easy to make! Thanks for the great recipe! I would love for you to stop by and grab a feature button
http://thecraftyblogstalker.blogspot.com/2012/06/pepperoni-string-cheese-roll-ups.html
Here in WV, we have the fabled “Pepperoni Roll,” which has been around for a loooong time. It is basically a palm-sized (or bigger) roll that is formed around a stick of pepperoni, or lots of slices all bunched together. It can have cheese or not. And it’s very, very greasy. Legend is, they were invented as a convenient “meal” for miners to take into the coal mines with them. FYI…did you know most states except for WV have laws against selling meat baked inside of bread? That is why you can’t find them anywhere but here! That said…your little rolls, while not really healthy, are probably better than what I grew up with, haha!
Made theses twice, and loved them!
This WV girl grew up eating pepperoni rolls. I always used frozen dough balls when making them at home…in particular, Texas rolls. Never can find them in the UK, but have used a bread dough mix which worked out. Need our oven repaired so I can make lots of yummy things!
I saw this on pinterest and made them WW style- low fat crescent dough, turkey pepperoni, and low-fat string cheese. The were DELISH I can’t even imagine what the full-fat version would taste like! Great recipe!
I just made these tonight. I tucked in a few more pieces of pepperoni than you instructed, lol. Oh my, they were quite scrumptious. The garlic butter glaze takes them to a whole other level. I will definitely make these again!
Christy, I found your recipe on Pintrest, and just took a batch out of the oven during half time of the Super Bowl. My daughter and I made them, and added a bit more garlic powder than your recipe called for. They were yummy! Thanks so much for sharing — can’t wait to share this success with my friends. 🙂
Melissa (pintrest.com/literarybabe)
OK how come this chick does not weigh 400#. I’m jealous! LOL But I love your recipes!
@vicki, crescent rolls are definitely more bready than croissants. Im sure any bread dough would work.
@jacena, I used regular crescent dough but you could use grands just stuff them with more pepperoni and maybe a whole cheese stick cut in half.
Um. Major hit in my house of little boys!
In fact, straight from my son, “these are so delicious mom. Even better than spaghetti!”
We eat a lot of pizza in our house. My kids loved this version… quick, easy and delicious!
Thanks for sharing! I just made your recipe last night and it was delicious! I just posted it on my blog, feel free to visit.
Regards!
http://gabhousewife.blogspot.com/2012/02/mozzarella-pepperoni-rolls.html
I’m not based in the US… are crescent rolls the same things “roughly” as croissants? Or are they more “bready”? These look great and I’m eager to try them… but just wondered if the croissant-type pastry would work or maybe be a bit too flaky… Any ideas/tips? Love love love this site… I just made your S’mores cookies last night… and about to make the apple muffins. You are not helping my waistline at all… but everything looks incredible! hehe! Thanks!
I’m totally loving these! And I already feel a connection to them! 🙂
Hey these look great and I plan on making them tonight for my son! But I was just wondering do you use the regular size crescent roll dough or the GRAND size dough?? Please someone help me! haha
I use the regular size and they turn out great! We are making them right now as a matter of fact. My boyfriend loves them. (: so delicious. And the garlic herb butter on top is a must!
I just made these!! Two batches, one with pepperoni, one with pepperoni and beef bits, and they were a great success! Everyone in my family loved them and are begging me to make more soon, so thank you for this! <3
I just made these!! Two batches, one with pepperoni, one with pepperoni and beef bits, and they were a great success! Everyone in my family loved them and are begging me to make more soon, so thank you for this! <3
Ben has lost his mind! I am going to have to try these with FAST EASY BREAD dough! Thanks for always giving me new stuff to try.
YUM!!! this looks so delish!!! i asume these will be a great snack to make freeze and put them in the luch bag letting them warm up through out the day!! thanks for sharing, love it!
love K
Just found your site through a bloggy friend who just made your cake batter truffles. Yum! Love this idea too. I am in a cooking rut so I am now definitely following!!! 🙂
I saw something similar on pinterest, they look amazing.
I completely know how you feeling going back and forth between healthy and comfort food! That is what I consider a “balanced” diet =) These sound delicious!! I love anything pizza related!
Jenny @ Savourthesenses.com
Perfect for Super Bowl Sunday!
That looks gorgeous and soo cheesy!
Simple & yummy – that’s the way I like it!
These look super easy and delish! Definitely making them for Super Bowl. Thanks for the recipe.
Hi Christy- having been reading your blog from the beginning, i’m not at all surprised people love it! congrats on all the fans! i don’t really cook still… but love looking at your food! hope the new baby is well and you are enjoying florida! maybe our paths will cross soon-
Sarah Beesley
Such a delicious and clever idea!
Love these… simple and they look delish!
These look delicious and so easy! Wish I could come up with these ideas on my own. 🙂
Congrats on all of the followers! These look delicious and so easy.
I love cheese!! totally yummy!!!
This is one of the best flavor combinations EVAH so you just can’t go wrong! xoxo
I saw these on the same blog you did, only I’ve never made them with the garlic butter. I bet that just takes it over the top. I particularly like this recipe as aside from turning the oven on, and opening the crescent tube, my 6 yr old can make these herself! Awesome.
Just about anything would taste delicious when rolled up in crescent dough! Love these!
what a cute recipe – this might be made for my super bowl party!
Congrats on having so many fans! I think it is well deserving :-). Love these rolls too.
I made these for our New Years eve party! They were a huge hit! I’ve been saving to post them next week for super bowl appetizers too! 🙂
Oh yum. I’ve made Pizza Rolls and they are delicious, but time comsuming. These look much easier. Thanks!
WE love anything pizza around here!! Definitely “pinning” these to make for the Super Bowl!!