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January 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Cheesy Italian Meatball Stromboli

Appetizer Recipes· Game Day· Italian· Kid Friendly Meals

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meatball stromboli on a white plate
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Meatball Stromboli made with your favorite Italian meatballs, sauce and pizza dough are perfect for Friday pizza nights or game day festivities.

Meatball Stromboli made with your favorite Italian meatballs, sauce and pizza dough are perfect for Friday pizza nights or game day festivities.

Meatball Stromboli made with your favorite Italian meatballs, sauce and pizza dough are perfect for Friday pizza nights or game day festivities.

Welcome to Day 4 of my Superbowl appetizers week. Today is a recipe for Meatball Stromboli that is so good and simple to make. The best thing about this recipe is that you can make it two ways.

The "semi-homemade" way or the "from-scratch" way. The "from-scratch" way is to make your own dough, mix and brown your own meatballs, use homemade sauce and shred your own cheese. Though this way is good, it isn't a time saver.

A close up of meatball stromboli

The "semi-homemade" way is to use frozen or fresh pizza dough from your local supermarket or pizzeria, frozen pre-made meatballs, jar sauce and already shredded cheese.

This is what I call the "Oh crap, I've decided to have a last minute get together and have nothing to serve as an appetizer" way because it's THAT easy and quick to make!

Meatball Stromboli2

Ingredients Needed

I realized I hadn't made a meatball stromboli before on the blog and thought it would make a fun appetizer for the Superbowl theme this week. So I used a combination of both methods.

  • Frozen Pizza Dough; which I always have in the freezer to use for Friday pizza nights
  • Pre-made Italian Meatballs that I had in the freezer when the restaurant sent us home with some of the leftover food after R's party
  • Marinara Sauce; which I always have in the freezer as well. 
  • Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

How do you make Meatball Stromboli?

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Put a little oil on your clean hands and spread out the dough on a lightly greased flat surface into a rectangle about ¼-inch thick.

Spread the sauce on top of the dough, leaving a ¼-inch border around all sides; then top with the sliced meatballs and cheese.

Gently roll from left to right, sealing the ends by pinching the dough together; then place seam side down on lightly greased baking sheet.

Brush top the top of the loaf with oil and bake for 15-20 minutes or until brown. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing into 1" thick slices.

Yes, Meatball Stromboli's are a little messy; especially when first coming out of the oven. So allow it to rest for a few minutes before slicing into it.~Enjoy!

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meatball stromboli on a white plate

 

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Meatball Stromboli made with your favorite Italian meatballs, sauce and pizza dough are perfect for Friday pizza nights or game day festivities.

Meatball Stromboli

Carrie's Experimental Kitchen
Meatball Stromboli made with your favorite Italian meatballs, sauce and pizza dough are perfect for Friday pizza nights or game day festivities.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Main Entree
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 Slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound pizza dough
  • 5 ounces prepared Italian meatballs (sliced)
  • ¼ cup marinara sauce
  • ½ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Put a little oil on your clean hands and spread out the dough on a lightly greased flat surface into a rectangle about ¼-inch thick.
  • Spread the sauce on top of the dough, leaving a ¼-inch border around all sides; then top with the sliced meatballs and cheese.
  • Gently roll from left to right, sealing the ends by pinching the dough together; then place seam side down on lightly greased baking sheet.
  • Brush top the top of the loaf with oil and bake for 15-20 minutes or until brown. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing into 2-inch thick slices.

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 9gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 329mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 2gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 82IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 0.3mg
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