Who knew those fun exploding tubes of pizza dough and biscuits could be so versatile for dinner options? We had a fun time working out our pizza skills with these products and hope you enjoy a night of cooking and movie watching.
Ace It In Three: Family Pizza Night
Starting with the tube opening process, that’s always good for a few laughs. Happy Cooking, Chef Jason
Chef Jason K. Morse, CEC | Ace Hardware Grill Expert | Owner, 5280 Culinary
Yield:6 - 10
Prep time:10 Minutes
Cook time:15-20 Minutes
Family Pizza Night Recipe 1 – Sheet Pan Pizza
INGREDIENTS: - Makes 1 Sheet Pan Pizza
1ea Tube – Pizza Dough
1/2 Cup Pizza Sauce
1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Pepperoni, Sliced
Open a tube of pizza dough
Coat a large cookie sheet with cooking spray
Layout the pizza dough and flatten slightly to help cook evenly
Sauce with the pizza sauce and add the mozzarella cheese
Top with the sliced pepperoni
Preheat your oven or grill to 450˚ - if using grill be sure to cook INDIRECT
Place the cookie sheet of pizza on the center rack
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden
For more golden crust, brush lightly with melted butter and dust with garlic and herbs
Using an oven mitt, remove the cookie sheet and pizza and allow to cool for 2 minutes
Cut into squares and enjoy
Family Pizza Night Recipe #2–Pizza Pockets
INGREDIENTS: - Makes 8 Pizza Pockets
Pepperoni, sliced into thin strips
8 Tbsp Pizza Sauce
8 Tbsp Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1ea Tube – Biscuits – Large – 8ct
Open a tube of biscuit dough
Flatten a Biscuit and stretch out to a small pancake size
Place 1 Tbsp of Sauce and cheese into the middle of the pocket
Top with a small pinch of the sliced pepperoni
Fold the pocket like a taco
Crimp the center of the taco fold
Next crimp all the edges
Place onto a cookie sheet pan (sprayed with cooking spray)
Space them out by 1” to allow room for expanding
Preheat your oven or grill to 450˚ - if using grill be sure to cook INDIRECT
Place the cookie sheet of pastry pockets on the center rack
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden
For more golden crust, brush lightly with melted butter and dust with garlic and herbs
Family Pizza Night Recipe #3 – Pizza Pinwheels
INGREDIENTS: - Makes 12 Pizza Pinwheels
1ea Tube – Pizza Dough
1/2 Cup Pizza Sauce
1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Pepperoni, Sliced
Oil, Olive
Open a tube of pizza dough and layout onto your cutting board – stretch to make it into a perfect rectangle
Coat a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray and place ½ tsp of olive oil in the bottom
Sauce the pizza dough with the pizza sauce and add the mozzarella cheese
Top with the sliced pepperoni
Roll the dough into a log and crimp the edges
Cut/divide the log into 12 equal portions and place each pinwheel into the muffin tin (no muffin papers needed)
Preheat your oven or grill to 450˚ - if using grill be sure to cook INDIRECT
Place the muffin tin of pizza pinwheels on the center rack
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden
For more golden crust, brush the edges lightly with melted butter and dust with garlic and herbs
Using an oven mitt, remove the muffin tin and pizza pinwheels, allow to cool for 2 minutes
Carefully remove the pinwheels using a fork
Serve with extra pizza sauce on the side, if desired
