Pizza Melt Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Grease cookie sheet. 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.
• Spread 1/4 cup pizza sauce over dough to within 1/4 inch of edges. Top with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.
• On 14-inch length of parchment paper, unroll remaining can of dough. Press to make 12x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. While holding paper with dough, turn dough upside down to cover cheese. Remove paper. Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and oregano.
• Bake 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.

Steps:

• 1. Split each Italian sausage and remove from casings. Place in skillet on stovetop over medium heat and brown. Add herbs & onion to browned sausage. Add olive oil if needed (there may be enough fat from sausages) saute onion with sausage until cooked through. Add garlic and remove from heat to cool.
• 2. Sauce: In small sauce pan add olive oil, finely chopped onion, halved grape tomatoes & oregano. Saute until onions are opaque then add minced garlic, saute for 1 minute then add a bottle of pizza sauce. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. Let this cool. The tomatoes will be soft similar to chunky spaghetti sauce.
• 3. Split the hoagie buns and spread the tomato sauce liberally on both sides of the bun.
• 4. half each slice of cheese and place provelone on one side of the bun & mozzarella cheese on the other side of the bun.
• 5. Place sandwich style pepperoni and approximately 2T. of Italian sausage mixture on one side of hoagie bun. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella & fresh grated parmesean cheese. Close the buns and push them lightly shut.
• 6. Wrap each sub in wax paper and label with date, sandwich type and microwave instructions as follows: Pizza Sub - Microwave in paper from frozen 2 - 2 1/2 minutes. Then place in gallon ziplock freezer bags and freeze.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°; grease cookie sheet.
• Unroll 1 package of crescent rolls onto cookie sheet, pressing seams together and patting to form a 12x9 rectangle.
• Spread pizza sauce over dough; top with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.
• Unroll remaining dough on large piece of parchment or waxed paper; pressing seams together and patting to form 12x9 rectangle.
• Lift paper with dough and flip over onto mozzarella cheese; remove paper.
• Brush with egg; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and oregano.
• Bake 12-15 minutes until golden brown; cool 5-10 minutes.
• Remove to cutting board and cut into 16 squares, then cut squares in half diagnally.
• Can be served with additional pizza sauce.