Rhodes Dinner Rolls Mini Pizzas

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A easy meal hack, these Rhodes Dinner Rolls Mini Pizzas are perfect for lunch or dinner and they come together so quickly!

9 mini pizzas on a white square serving dish with 3 soda cans in the back

Buon appetitio! This easy recipe for mini dinner pizzas using delicious Rhodes bake-n-serv Dinner Rolls will be your new favorite!

These mini personal sized pizzas are perfect to make for a quick dinner or party appetizer, with a few simple ingredients and the perfect pizza crust. Bonus: they are both quick and easy to make, combining one of the easiest dinner rolls with your favorite pizza ingredients, you can have them ready to eat lickety split.

ingredients for mini pizzas on a white marble countertop, including meats, olives, cheese, a package of Rhodes frozen dinner rolls and Classico traditional pizza sauce

Ingredients

  • 12 Rhodes Dinner Rolls (frozen rolls)
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup sliced pepperoni
  • 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup sliced black olives

Optional toppings:

  • Cooked sausage
  • Cooked bacon
  • Mushrooms
  • Pineapple chunks
  • Jalapeño slices
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Canadian bacon
  • Ham
  • Other favorite pizza toppings

Equipment needed:

  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Rolling pin
  • Knife or kitchen shears
  • Oven

How to Make Mini Pizzas with Rhodes Dinner Rolls

1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray the paper with non-stick cooking spray.

12 frozen Rhodes dinner rolls in a 9x13 Wilton cake pan, rolls are on parchment paper and are partially covered in plastic wrap

3. Take 12 Rhodes Dinner Rolls (frozen rolls) out of the freezer, cover them with a piece of plastic wrap, and let them sit at room temperature for 3-5 hours or until they are thawed and risen. (Hint: I spray the plastic wrap with non-stick spray so that it won’t stick to the dough balls) Actual time  for complete thawing depends on the temperature of your kitchen.

If you don’t have 3-5 hours, there is a quicker thawing method.  For the quick thaw method, place the frozen rolls on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 30 seconds.  Then flip the Rhodes rolls over and microwave for another 30 seconds.

a Rhodes dinner roll, rolled out on a black speckled cutting board with a blue ruler and an index finger pointing to 4 inches

4. After thawing and on a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to flatten each of the Rhodes rolls into a small circle about 4 inches in diameter.

5. Place the flattened Rhodes rolls onto the prepared baking sheet.

cookie sheet covered in parchment paper with six mini pizzas being prepared, with topping

6. Leaving a small border around the edges, spread about 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce onto each of the flattened Rhodes rolls.

7. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the pizza sauce, and then add sliced pepperoni, diced green bell pepper, diced onion, sliced black olives, or other toppings of your choosing  on top of the mozzarella cheese.

cookie sheet covered in parchment paper with five mini pizzas being prepared, with topping surrounding the cookie sheet, all on a white marble countertop
cookie sheet covered in parchment paper with six mini pizzas being prepared, with topping

8. Bake the mini dinner pizzas for 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted and the crust is golden brown.

six mini pizzas on a cookie sheet with parchment paper and a checkered red and white napkin all on a white marble countertop

9. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the mini dinner pizzas cool for a few minutes on a wire rack before serving.

cookie sheet with 4 mini pizzas, one being lifted out of the pan with an oversized red Wilton spatula

This mini personal size pizza is a great addition to any dinner table and will be a big hit with the whole family. Here are a some tips and variations to help you customize these delicious and easy to make mini pizzas:

mini pizza on a cutting board with a red checkered napkin and a pizza cutter, with 3 mini pizzas in the background, all on a white marble countertop

Tips and Tricks for Mini Pizzas

  • For the best results, use the best frozen dinner rolls, Rhodes Dinner Rolls. 
  • For a perfect pizza crust that’s a bit crispier, brush the edges of the flattened Rhodes rolls with melted butter before baking.
  • Try different cheese blends, such as cheddar with Parmesan, crumbled feta cheese, or another of your favorite cheeses.

Topping Favorites

  • Use leftover cooked sausage or bacon instead of pepperoni.
  • Turn up the heat with sliced jalapeños or red pepper flakes.
  • Create a pizza that’s both sweet and savory pizza by adding pineapple chunks or sliced apples, to cooked bacon, ham or Canadian bacon.
4 mini pizzas on individual plates on a on a white marble countertop with 3 soda cans and a bowl of black olives in the back and a checkered red and white napkin in the front

For general informational purposes: These delectable rolls are non gmo, non-dairy items made with unbleached enriched white flour, wheat flour, malted barley flour, ferrous sulfate, folic acid, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, niacin, reduced iron, and calcium sulfate.

5 baked mini pizzas on a round slate plater with bubly soda cans and bowls full of toppings in the background, all on a white marble countertop

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4 Rhodes Dinner Rolls mini pizzas on individual plates on a on a white marble countertop with 3 soda cans and a bowl of black olives in the back and a checkered red and white napkin in the front

Rhodes Dinner Rolls Mini Pizzas

Yield: 12

A easy meal hack, these Rhodes Dinner Rolls Mini Pizzas are perfect for lunch or dinner and they come together so quickly!

Ingredients

  • 12 Rhodes Dinner Rolls (frozen rolls)
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup sliced pepperoni
  • 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup sliced black olives

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray the paper with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. Take 12 Rhodes Dinner Rolls (frozen rolls) out of the freezer, cover them with a piece of plastic wrap, and let them sit at room temperature for 3-5 hours or until they are thawed and risen. (Hint: I spray the plastic wrap with non-stick spray so that it won't stick to the dough balls) Actual time  for complete thawing depends on the temperature of your kitchen.
    If you don't have 3-5 hours, there is a quicker thawing method.  For the quick thaw method, place the frozen rolls on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 30 seconds.  Then flip the Rhodes rolls over and microwave for another 30 seconds.
  4. After thawing and on a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to flatten each of the Rhodes rolls into a small circle about 4 inches in diameter.
  5. Place the flattened Rhodes rolls onto the prepared baking sheet.
  6. Leaving a small border around the edges, spread about 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce onto each of the flattened Rhodes rolls.
  7. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the pizza sauce, and then add sliced pepperoni, diced green bell pepper, diced onion, sliced black olives, or other toppings of your choosing  on top of the mozzarella cheese.
  8. Bake the mini dinner pizzas for 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted and the crust is golden brown.
  9. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the mini dinner pizzas cool for a few minutes on a wire rack before serving.

Notes

  • For the best results, use the best frozen dinner rolls, Rhodes Dinner Rolls. 
  • For a perfect pizza crust that's a bit crispier, brush the edges of the flattened Rhodes rolls with melted butter before baking.
  • Try different cheese blends, such as cheddar with Parmesan, crumbled feta cheese, or another of your favorite cheeses.
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