Stuffed-Crust Pepperoni Pizza

Prep

20

min
Total

35

min
Servings

8

Love extra cheese with your pizza? Tuck cheese into the crust for an extra tasty hit.

Ingredients

3

cups Original Bisquick™ mix
2/3

cup very hot water
2

tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
3/4

cup diced pepperoni
4

sticks Colby-Monterey Jack string cheese (from 10-oz package), cut in half lengthwise
1

can (8 oz) pizza sauce
2

cups shredded Italian cheese blend (8 oz)
1

cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1

small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
1

can (2.25 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained

Steps

1

Move oven rack to lowest position; heat oven to 450°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, hot water and oil with fork until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes. Let stand 8 minutes.
2

Pat or press dough in bottom and 1 inch over side of pizza pan. Lightly press 1/4 cup of the pepperoni along edge of dough. Place string cheese over pepperoni along edge of dough, overlapping if necessary. Fold 1-inch edge of dough over and around cheese and pepperoni; press to seal. Bake 7 minutes.
3

Spread pizza sauce over partially baked crust. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the Italian cheese, remaining 1/2 cup pepperoni, the mushrooms, bell pepper and olives. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
4

Bake 9 to 12 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

Recipe Tips

tip 1

If you can’t find the Italian cheese blend, shredded mozzarella cheese makes a great substitute.
tip 2

Cheese sticks may come in slightly different sizes and lengths. If you have a little extra cheese, just slightly overlap the pieces when placing them along the edge of the dough.

Nutrition

430 Calories, 27g Total Fat, 17g Protein, 32g Total Carbohydrate, 5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

1 Serving

Calories: 430

Calories from Fat: 240

Total Fat: 27g; 41%

Saturated Fat: 10g; 52%

Trans Fat: 1 1/2g

Cholesterol: 35mg; 12%

Sodium: 1300mg; 54%

Potassium: 270mg; 8%

Total Carbohydrate: 32g; 11%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 6%

Sugars: 5g

Protein: 17g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%; 10%

Vitamin C: 10%; 10%

Calcium: 40%; 40%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.