Pizza Bombs

TGIF! It’s been a long and tiring week and these pizza bombs were just what we needed to celebrate the weekend! So easy to make and everyone in the family loves them! They are super fun when they bake and they burst open with cheesy pizza goodness. They are even better when you dip them into pizza sauce and ranch dressing!

What you need to make these pizza bombs:

makes ~10-12 pizza bombs – serves ~4-5 people

For the dough:

• 3 cups flour
• 1.5 cups warm water
• 2 teaspoons dry instant yeast
• 1.5 teaspoons salt

For Filling:

• 1 cup pizza sauce – plus more for dipping
• 1 teaspoon garlic and herb seasoning
• ~2 cups cheese – cheddar, mozzarella or blend

For the top of the pizza bombs:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions:

1. In a large mixing bowl. Combine warm water with dry active yeast, let sit for 2 minutes.
2. Add salt and flour and mix until a smooth dough forms.
3. The dough can be placed into a zip lock bag and stored in the refrigerator for a few days if needed before using.
4. When ready to use the dough, separate dough into 10-12 pieces.
5. Mix the pizza sauce with the garlic and herb seasoning.
6. Flatten out each piece and place ~ 1 tablespoon of sauce into the center of each piece, followed by cheese.
7. Fold the edged toward each other to close the cheese and sauce inside of the dough and to form a ball.
8. Pinch the ends together so it’s sealed.
9. Place seam side down on a greased cookie sheet.
10. Brush the tops of the pizza bombs with olive oil and sprinkle with a little garlic powder.
11. Let the dough rise for 20 minutes.
12. Preheat oven to 450 F.
13. Bake for ~20 minutes.
14. The balls should burst open and the gooey cheese will be bubbling out slightly.
15. Let cool slightly then serve with more pizza sauce for dipping or ranch dressing.

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Pizza Bombs

Fun and delicious pizza filled rolls!

Course Appetizer, bread, Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine appetizer, Baked goods, Bread, Dinner, pizza, Snacks

Keyword appetizer, bread, brunch, Dinner, Easter, Easy Recipes, Kids Favorite, Pizza, Tomatoes, valentines, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

• For the dough:
• 3 cups flour
• 1.5 cups warm water
• 2 teaspoons dry instant yeast
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• For the filling:
• 1 cup pizza sauce - plus more for dipping
• 1 teaspoon garlic and herb seasoning
• 2 cups cheese - cheddar, mozzarella or blend
• For the tops of the pizza bombs:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl. Combine warm water with dry active yeast, let sit for 2 minutes.
• Add salt and flour and mix until a smooth dough forms.
• The dough can be placed into a zip lock bag and stored in the refrigerator for a few days if needed before using.
• When ready to use the dough, separate dough into 10-12 pieces.
• Mix the pizza sauce with the garlic and herb seasoning.
• Flatten out each piece and place ~ 1 tablespoon of sauce into the center of each piece, followed by cheese.
• Fold the edged toward each other to close the cheese and sauce inside of the dough and to form a ball.
• Pinch the ends together so it's sealed.
• Place seam side down on a greased cookie sheet.
• Brush the tops of the pizza bombs with olive oil and sprinkle with a little garlic powder.
• Let the dough rise for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450 F.
• Bake for ~20 minutes.
• The balls should burst open and the gooey cheese will be bubbling out slightly.
• Let cool slightly then serve with more pizza sauce for dipping or ranch dressing.