As part of working wit Hormel Foods on their Extended Family Preferred Blogger program, I get to share recipes, entertaining tips and products with you along the way!
Did you know that August is family fun month? In August our family did a ton of fun things! Besides celebrating Lucian’s 6th birthday with family, we also made a trip to the Mall of America and hung out at the amazing Lego Store.
Two fun filled nights were also spent in Wisconsin Dells at the Kalahari Resort which was certainly memorable and a blast for my boys! They wouldn’t take their wrist bands off for a week after we came back.
Most of August was very hot but we did have a week where the temperatures cooled off enough for me to run my oven. I couldn’t let the opportunity pass me by to try something new and different. I have seen many different recipes for interesting takes on traditional pizza including pizza rings and balls. I didn’t have all the ingredients for any recipe I came across so I simply made up my own with what I could find in my fridge.
Keeping options like Hormel Pepperoni slices on hand makes it even easier to throw together something when the mood strikes. The balls took a little bit of time to assemble but it was super easy!
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 cans (7.5 oz each) buttermilk refrigerated biscuits (value pack)
- 120 slices of Hormel pepperoni
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into 20 pieces
- 1-2 cups pizza sauce, heated
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9 inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- In small bowl, mix melted olive oil, Italian seasoning and garlic powder.
- Separate 1 can of dough into 10 biscuits and flatten each biscuit a bit. Place 3 pepperoni slices in center of each biscuit round. Top each with piece of mozzarella cheese.
- Bring dough up around filling and press edge to seal and shape each into ball. Place in pan and repeat with remaining tubes of biscuits to equal 40 balls.
- Brush seasoned olive oil mixture over tops of rolls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Serve warm with warm pizza sauce for dipping.
These turned out awesome and the kids really liked them too! Next time I want to try adding additional pizza toppings like mushrooms, onions and green peppers.
We had some leftovers and they heated up great the next day for lunch. I’m also thinking this would be great to serve for some tailgating parties. We love football!
Did you do anything fun this month? What kind of activities do you enjoy with your family?
Disclosure: I am currently a member of the Hormel Foods Extended Blogger Program and this post is part of my involvement in the Group. While Hormel Foods provides me material and necessary resources to complete various activities, all statements and sentiments are my own.
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Lana says
Yum! These are super cute and fun. Bet they’re tasty, too! It’s still just me and my husband (baby’s on the way), but I might have to make these for him sometime soon.
michelle w says
theses look easy to make. yummy!
Liz Ticona says
I totally didn’t know that August is family fun month! But I loved all you did for fun so far and thanks for the recipe, those pizza balls look sooo delicious, I’m going to have to try them!. My family hasn’t done much this August as I’m due to give birth in only 3 weeks, but we have gone to the beach ? and have gotten together with extended family so that’s always fun for us. Our favorite activities are going to the beach (as we live in south florida), road trips! ? and seeing family. Hopefully once my baby is here, we can take a trip somewhere and have a nice family vacation.
Emilie says
We love seeing family too! Road trips haven’t been quite as much fun with a teething infant but we managed anyway! Good luck and congrats on your new arrival!
shelly peterson says
These look yummy and so easy! my kids would love them!
Lisa Brown says
Love the recipe! Would be great to serve this Labor Day at the BBQ. Thank you!
Maryann says
These look great. I think my boys would love to dip them into spaghetti sauce.
Stacey says
I made these last night and they were a huge hit!!! Thanks for the great dinner/snack idea!
Cat Davis - Food Family Finds says
Can I say yummmmmm! I love making pizza monkey bread and get no complaints from the kids, well unless they bite into one i stuffed with onions. 😛
Emilie says
Your pizza monkey bread has always looked so good! Next time I’m going to try out your version which I know uses pizza dough!
Leilani says
My kids would love this!
Sandy VanHoey says
Instead of ordering bread with our pizzas, this would be great to make. They look like they turned out fantastic. I might just try this within the week. I’ll bet my grandson would love these as an after school snack too.
Terra Heck says
Those look absolutely delicious.
Karen Che says
What a great idea for an easy-to-eat meal! I’m going to keep this in mind for parties. A simple pepperoni pizza bake sounds perfect.
Xmasdolly says
Wow, that looks really easy to make and my hubby is the original PIZZA MAN!!!! He would love this.
Jamie says
I just made these for our football party today! Yummy… Was a bit time consuming. 🙁
Jan says
I think I would put more cheese on top of these when I made them, I’m a cheeseaholic, lol They look yummy tho 🙂
Carole Ingram says
I needed a recipe for an appetizer this weekend! We were invited by one of our friendly neighbors to a “Get to know your neighbor” party 🙂 I’ll make these and cinnamon rolls! Thanks for this easy appetizer recipe!! PINNING!
Blessie Nelson says
Wow! This is such a great idea!!
ANN*H says
I didnt know that August was family fun time. Great ideas for fun times. Thanks for the great recipe too. So easy and quick to make . The kids can enjoy helping to make these. You probably could use different meats or cheese if you want to. Great idea for parties to.
Jessica Beard says
These look super delicious! I want to make them this week. I think they would be great with sausage or mushrooms.
Laura Jacobson says
Oh wow! This looks so good and easy! This would be perfect for our family get togethers or football parties! I pinned so I can make it!
Elena says
looks so yummy! I am going to try this recipe
Holly Trudeau says
These look so good and would make perfect appetizers at a party! Thanks for sharing!
Rosie says
Here’s a mini-miracle! Taking what you have on hand, and making a gobble-it-up recipe! This is so cool! and easy!!!
christine k. says
These look super easy…. great idea for a party!
Beth Rees says
I saw this recipe on pinterest the other day and I wondered if it was any good. I am so glad that it is so easy too. My kids would love this
Alicia says
Pepperoni pizza is my absolute FAVORITE kind of pizza. I never get tired of it cause there are so many pizza parlors around and each one tastes different.
Janet W. says
We love eating pepperoni pizza and my grandson loves when we make our own at home for the crust. He would love this breading! Looks delicious!
Bekah Kuczenski says
These look so yummy! They look kid friendly and simple to make! We love making our own piazza so this would be something a little different to try 🙂
hannah says
these are really creative! I would love these. That gives me an idea for my own variation on one of my favorites – cheese breadsticks. love the sprinkling on top too
vickie couturier says
that looks so good,that would be great to serve at a party too
Kristine Laird says
These look like they’d be a hit for a weekend lunch or a Friday movie night “dinner” food! I bet my toddler would love them! I wonder if you can make with rolls instead of biscuits though…I’ll have to try it! 🙂
Lily Kwan says
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!