Pizza rolls are small, bite-sized snacks filled with pizza toppings and sold frozen in grocery stores. They were created in the 1950s by Jeno Paulucci and come in various flavors. Homemade versions can be made using wonton wrappers and pizza sauce. They can be cooked in the oven, microwave, or toaster oven.
Pizza rolls are a frozen food product manufactured by Totino, a company owned since 2011 by General Mills. Sandwiches are small, bite-sized pieces of dough that are filled with a variety of toppings that generally include the toppings of a pizza, such as cheese and pepperoni. When frozen, the buns appear rectangular in shape but puff up quickly once cooked. The convenience of being able to cook sandwiches directly from a frozen state in an oven, microwave or toaster oven has made them a popular snack. Homemade versions of pizza rolls can be created using a variety of techniques and premade products, including wonton wrappers and bottled pizza sauce.
The idea for Pizza Rolls started in the 1950s with Jeno Paulucci, a food entrepreneur. The idea came after Paulucci’s success selling frozen Chinese dishes in grocery stores. Essentially, Paulucci has taken the concept of an egg roll and applied Italian-American flavors to the dish to create bite-sized frozen pizza rolls.
Most commonly, pizza rolls can be found in the frozen food section of grocery stores, packaged in a box that holds about 15 rolls, weighing approximately 7.5 ounces (242 grams). They are meant to be a snack, so bags larger than rolls can also be found to use for parties or gatherings. The snack is sold frozen and, unlike other frozen foods, is meant to stay frozen until cooked.
There are a variety of flavors available for Pizza Rolls. The most basic ones include pepperoni, cheese, sausage, and combinations like pepperoni, sausage, and cheese. In almost all cases, the sandwiches contain the main ingredient and a small amount of a flavored tomato sauce such as the marinara sauce commonly found in some pizzas.
Several methods can be used to make pizza rolls. Baking buns in the oven for a short time produces buns with a crispy exterior. For convenience, the sandwiches can be cooked quickly in a microwave oven, resulting in chewy snacks. Toaster ovens can also be used to prepare small batches of food.
The popularity of Pizza Rolls has led to many homemade recipes that attempt to emulate the simple idea. A basic recipe calls for stuffing fillings such as mozzarella, pizza sauce, pepperoni, and Italian spices onto a wonton wrapper and sealing the wrapper with water or an egg wash to create a small, triangular packet. The individual rolls can then be baked or fried until crispy and heated through.
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