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Stuffed Cheesy Mozzarella Pesto Rolls are an easy recipe to whip up using pre-made Rhodes dough. Warm fragrant rolls are stuffed with gooey Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, pesto and basil. It's the perfect compliment to an Italian Dinner OR a great lunch on it's own! 

Stuffed Cheesy Mozzarella Pesto Rolls

Stuffed Cheesy Mozzarella Pesto Rolls are an easy recipe to whip up using pre-made Rhodes dough. Warm fragrant rolls are stuffed with gooey Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, pesto and basil. It's the perfect compliment to an Italian Dinner OR a great lunch on it's own! 

Course dinner
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 12 Rolls Rhodes Texas Rolls, thawed
  • 1 cup pesto sauce
  • 2 Tbs. butter
  • 1.5 cups Mozzarella Cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Basil, chopped

Instructions

  1. Turn oven on 350-degrees.

  2. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.

  3. Put one thawed Rhodes Texas roll in each muffin tin opening

  4. Poke finger inside the middle of roll dough. Insert a spoonful of pesto, three cubes of Mozzarella cheese, pinch of chopped basil, pinch of Parmesan cheese. 

  5. Bring sides of roll dough up to the center, covering the stuffed ingredients. Pinch all of the side together, creating a seam. 

  6. Take stuffed roll out of muffin tin opening and flip it over, so the seam is on the bottom of the muffin tin. 

  7. Do this with all 12 rolls. 

  8. When all of the rolls have been stuffed and flipped over, brush the top of the rolls with melted butter and remaining pesto sauce. 

  9. Bake the rolls in the oven for 30 minutes. The rolls are done when the bottom of the rolls are golden brown. 

  10. Take rolls out of oven and brush with remaining melted butter/pesto mixture. Serve!