Stromboli Recipe

This easy Stromboli Recipe is like a rolled-up pizza, perfect for dipping and dunking. Sauce it, top it, roll it, bake it.

Flavor: Savory, cheesy, and slightly crispy with a delicious blend of Italian seasonings.
Swaps: Make a DIY bar and let everyone add their favorite toppings.
Time-Saving Tip: Use pre-made pizza dough and pre-shredded cheese for quick prep.
Serving Suggestions: Serve with warm marinara sauce for dipping and a fresh side salad.
Freezing: Assemble, tightly wrap, and freeze unbaked for an easy meal later.

Stromboli vs Calzone

Strombolis are rolled up and calzones are folded into half-moon shapes, but both can have the same ingredients, although calzones typically have ricotta cheese.

Ingredient Tips For Stromboli

Dough: Buy it or make your own homemade dough.
Sauce: Use either marinara sauce or homemade pizza sauce and feel free to adjust the amount of DIY Italian seasonings you use. Toss in a few red pepper flakes for a kick of heat.
Toppings: Anything that goes on a pizza can go in a stromboli. Pepperoni, ham, olives, onions, diced bell peppers, and mushrooms can be rolled up in a stromboli.

adding sauce and cheese to dough to make Stromboli Recipe

adding meat and more cheese to dough to make Stromboli Recipe

Helpful Hints

Use lots of melty cheese to hold everything together.
Sealing the ends with egg wash ensures the filling won’t leak out which makes the stromboli collapse.
You can cut small slits across the top of the stromboli to allow the steam to escape as it bakes. This also helps the crust stay firm.
The egg wash is important for sealing the top and ends of the stromboli and for creating a golden color on the top. You can also mix in melted butter or garlic butter for extra flavor.
Be sure to let the cooked stromboli rest and firm up before slicing.

close up of Stromboli Recipe cut into pieces

Storing Stromboli

If using veggies, cook, cool, and chop them first, so they don’t make the stromboli soggy.
Prep ahead and keep covered in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for a day or two until ready to bake.
Keep leftover stromboli in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and enjoy slices cold or reheat them in the air fryer or the microwave.
Wrap slices in plastic wrap and freeze them in a zippered bag for up to a month. They’ll be thawed and ready to eat or reheat by lunchtime.

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This juicy Stromboli recipe is loaded with three kinds of meat, cheese, and sauce enveloped in crispy pizza dough.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Rest Time 5 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

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Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the pizza dough into a rectangle approximately 12×16-inches.
Spread the marinara sauce over the pizza dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around the edges and a 3-inch border at the long side furthest from you.
Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella over the marinara sauce, then add the ham, salami, and pepperoni. Finish with the remaining cheese.
Roll up the pizza dough tightly, being careful not to push out the toppings. Stop just before reaching the end.
In a small bowl, whisk the egg, water, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder. Brush the mixture over the pizza dough where the edges will meet, then pinch them together.
Place the stromboli, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet with the seal facing down and brush with the egg wash.
Bake for 24-28 minutes until golden brown and slightly puffed. Let it rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Add your favorite pizza toppings. If using vegetables, cook and cool them first to remove excess moisture.
Stromboli can be brushed with melted butter or garlic butter in place of egg wash.
Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or wrap individual slices and freeze in zip bags for up to 1 month.

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Pizza

Cuisine American, Italian

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