Meatball Rolls

Preheat your oven to 400ºF and lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate or cake pan.

For the meatballs, in a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, parsley, red pepper, garlic, onion powder, egg, ketchup, Parmesan, and salt and pepper. Add in the ground beef and mix until everything is well combined.

Cut each string cheese stick into 10-12 pieces. Scoop out 1 tablespoon of the meatball mixture. Place a piece of cheese in the middle and roll the meat around the cheese so the cheese is sealed inside. Repeat until you have 18-20 balls. (You can form the rest of the meat into larger balls and freeze them to use later in spaghetti or meatball sliders.) Refrigerate the meatballs for 10 minutes.

To assemble the rolls, divide the pizza dough into 18-20 pieces. Take a piece of dough, place the meatball inside it, and wrap the dough around it, pinching the seams to seal. Place the balls seam side down in your pan. When you have all the balls in the plate, brush with olive oil and sprinkle Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 20 minutes.

(Recipe for meatballs adapted from Giada De Laurentiis.)