This one’s a game changer and a game winner! Touchdown Pizza Sliders are hands-down the best appetizer to tailgate with! When it’s game time, all it takes are some dinner rolls, pepperoni, a little pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, some zesty pesto, and parmesan cheese to team up to punt away your hunger. No whistles blown or flags down here, because Touchdown Pizza Sliders are always a fan and crowd favorite. However, a replay of this fine, handheld fare may need to be reviewed again and again, just to make sure. But we are absolutely certain we have ourselves a touchdown of great taste! Game on!
Ingredients
- 1 (12-count) package dinner rolls, cut in half lengthwise while still attached
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded
- 48 slices pepperoni
- 1 cup pizza sauce, store-bought or homemade
- 1 tablespoon jarred pesto
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
Step 3 –Add the bottom half of the dinner rolls to the prepared baking dish.
Step 4 –Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the dinner rolls and top evenly with the sliced pepperoni, in a single layer.
Step 5 –Spread the pizza sauce over the pepperoni layer and top with the remaining dinner roll top half.
Step 6 –Use a pastry brush to coat the tops of the rolls with the pesto and then sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
Step 7 –Bake the pizza sliders until the rolls are toasted, about 10-12 minutes.
Step 8 –Serve.
