OLD CHICAGO Sicilian Pizza Rolls

Have you ever been to Old Chicago? Well they have these DIVINE Sicilian Pizza Rolls there! However, living in a small little town, we have to drive over an hour to get to one. So, when we got a hankering for some of these delicious rolls, I scoured the web looking for a CopyCat recipe....well guess what?!? I found one.

You can follow the link to the recipe we used here or below I'm going to post the recipe & some AWESOME suggestions on how to make this a little more healthier!

First, the dough. We are poor college students with very little working space in our teeny tiny apartment so we simply used Pillsbury pizza dough. When we make this again & we have more room, we will use our Whole Wheat Pizza Dough recipe. This will increase the fiber and decrease the amount of refined grains in the recipe. So much healthier.

We also didn't have any yummy pizza vegetables on hand because grocery shopping day didn't come until today. However, some great vegetables to add to this would be mushrooms, bell peppers (any color!), onions, spinach, or any other vegetable!

One other great way to make this recipe healthier is to use a lean meat, make sure you aren't buying the high-fat kind of pepperoni, sausage, etc. If you can, choose turkey versions of these meats as it is healthier and a lean meat.

Now onto the recipe:

OLD CHICAGO SICILIAN PIZZA ROLLS

- Pizza dough (enough for 1 pizza) -The original blogger recommended not using Pillsbury tube pizza dough; however, we didn't have anything else, & we found no problems with it.
- 1 package pepperoni or other protein option
- Shredded Mozzarella or Pepper Jack Cheese
- 6 green onions, sliced
- Ranch dressing
- Your favorite marinara sauce for dipping

Preheat oven to 425.
Mix the dough according to the directions, (again, we used the pre-made Pillsbury) roll it out into a thin rectangle/oval and spread ranch dressing over the dough as you would pizza sauce.
Cover with cheese, pepperoni, and green onions & tightly roll into a long "tube". 

*Note if you wish to cut after baking that is totally ok too. Right now, put it in the oven! Otherwise, keep reading for how to cut it & THEN bake it.

Slice into 2" pieces.
Place a pepperoni on the bottom of each roll (this helps  and put them on a greased cookie sheet or baking dish. Top each roll with a little more cheese. Bake for 18-20 min at 425 (or until dough is golden brown).
Before serving, I sprinkle with garlic salt and parmesan cheese and serve spicy marinara sauce for dipping.

Enjoy!