Pizza Egg Rolls

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"The crisp wrappers and flavorful pizza filling make these taste so good."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 13 egg rolls

ingredients

• 1 lb bulk Italian sausage
• 3⁄4 cup diced green pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) crushed tomatoes
• 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
• 13 egg roll wraps
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• oil (for frying)

directions

1. In a large skillet, cook the sausage, green pepper and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings.
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Uncover and simmer 10 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; cool for 20 minutes.
5. Stir in cheese.
6. Place 1/3 cup sausage mixture in the center of each egg roll wrapper.
7. Fold bottom corner over filling; fold sides toward center over filling. Brush remaining corner with egg; roll up tightly to seal.
8. In an electric skillet or a deep fryer, heat 1 inch of oil to 375*.
9. Fry egg rolls in batches for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Reviews

[Retro Kali]

These were great! We subbed a lot: pepperoni for the sausage, red pepper for the green, and wonton wrappers for the egg roll wrappers. We also added black olives, and used sour cream for dipping. YUM!

 

[ChristineD 22]

My family LOVED this recipe. Even my very picky 4 year old ate these. I added the ingredients that we like on pizza, which was ham, pepperoni and mushrooms, pizza sauce and cheese. Dh was sad when there were no leftover to take to work for his lunch. This is a definate keeper. Thanks for posting

 

[kitten in the kitch]

These were so good! I used pizza sauce I had instead of tomatoes & paste & mixed in pepperoni pieces with the sausage. Everyone is begging me to make them again. Thanks for posting! :)

 

[angie_pangie]

We absolutely adored these. I made them as an appetizer last night and they were the hit of the evening. They were devoured. One of our guests commented "I love pizza rolls and these are like pizza rolls on steroids . . . mmm, errgel meemee" (I'm not sure what that last part was, his mouth was full of hot, gooey, mozz and pizza sauce). ;) These are excellent and will go into my regular rotation of appetizers. I did add a few mushrooms to the filling because we love mushroom pizza. I had a little trouble folding these, but it didn't really matter, they stayed shut and cooked up like a charm in my fry-daddy. Thank you!

 

[Debber]

Five stars! My 17 y.o. son said, "Next time, double the recipe!" I used ground venison sausage (home-made, too!), instead of the Italian, and our favorite Pizza sauce instead of the tomatoes & paste. Added sliced black olives and a few slivers of pepperoni. Didn't have straight mozzarella, so used PepperJack mozz! And the recipe makes EXACTLY 13 rolls! Definitely a KEEPER!