Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (13 7/8 ounce) can refrigerated prepared pizza crust
• 7 (1 ounce) mozzarella string cheese (sticks)
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 24 slices pepperoni (from 3.5 oz pkg)
• 2 cups shredded italian cheese blend

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425. spray 12-inch pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray. unroll dough; place in sprayed pan. starting at center, press out dough to edge of pan, pressing up and extending over sides by at least 1 inch. place string cheese around inside edge of crust. fold extended edge of dough over cheese; pinch firmly to seal.
• 2 bake at 425 for 8 to 10 minutes or until crust is set and edges are light golden brown.
• 3 removed partially baked crust from oven. spoon sauce evenly over crust. top with pepperoni and italian cheese blend.
• 4 return to oven; bake an additional 12 to 16 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese in center is melted. cut into wedges.