Chicken & Pepper Stromboli
with Mozzarella & Marinara Sauce
- Milk
- Wheat
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that pizza is precious. So precious, in fact, that sometimes you need to wrap it up tight to keep all those tasty toppings safe. Enter stromboli: the ultimate pizza roll. Pork sausage and bell pepper are mixed with a spicy Tuscan blend of seasonings and cream cheese for a rich filling, then layered over mozzarella and rolled up tight in pizza dough. Once it’s baked, sliced, and dunked in marinara, you can breathe a deep sigh of relief—your dinner is safe and sound!
Ingredients
1 unit
Bell Pepper
1 clove
Garlic
10 ounce
Chicken Breast Strips
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
7 ounce
Pillsbury™ Classic Pizza Crust
(Contains: Wheat)
½ cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
5 ounce
Marinara Cup
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position (middle and bottom racks for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Peel and mince or grate garlic.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4-6 minutes. • Add sausage to pan with bell pepper; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Carefully drain any excess grease from pan.
Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Cook through this step as instructed, swapping in chicken (no need to break up into pieces!) or chicken sausage for pork sausage.
• Stir cream cheese, 1 tsp Tuscan Heat Spice (2 tsp for 4 servings; you’ll use more in the next step), and ¼ cup water (½ cup for 4) into pan with sausage mixture. Cook, stirring, until most of the water has evaporated, 1-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. • Remove from heat.
• Place garlic, 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and ½ tsp Tuscan Heat Spice (1 tsp for 4) in a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until butter has melted, 30 seconds; stir to combine. • Unroll Pillsbury™ Classic Pizza Crust; separate sheets at dotted line. (TIP: Use a knife to separate cleanly.) Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet (2 baking sheets for 4); gently stretch each dough sheet into a 6-by-8-inch rectangle.
• Evenly sprinkle pizza dough with mozzarella, leaving a ½-inch space around edges. Top cheese with sausage and pepper mixture. • Gently roll up each dough rectangle, starting with one of the short sides, to form a log. Arrange stromboli logs, seam sides down, on baking sheet; pinch ends closed and tuck under each log.
• With a small sharp knife, gently cut three small, shallow diagonal slits along the top of each stromboli log. • Brush stromboli with garlic herb butter and season with salt and pepper. • Bake on middle rack until golden brown and crisp, 14-16 minutes (for 4 servings, bake on middle and bottom racks, swapping rack positions halfway through).
• Wash out bowl used for butter. When stromboli have 2 minutes left, place marinara sauce in bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave until warmed through, 30-45 seconds. • Transfer stromboli to a cutting board; slice crosswise into quarters. • Divide between plates. Serve with warm marinara on the side for dipping.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the taste, with some finding it delicious. A few suggested adding onions for extra flavor.
- Ease of prep: While some found it simple, others noted multiple steps. Consider prepping ingredients in advance for a smoother cooking experience.
- Suggestions: Try adding more cheese for a richer taste. Some preferred using chicken instead of pork for a leaner option.
- Portions: A few mentioned wanting more chicken or cheese. Consider adding extra protein or cheese if you prefer heartier servings.
- Versatility: Customers successfully customized with different peppers or proteins. It reheats well in an air fryer for leftovers 🍕.
Reviews from our home cooks
Too time consuming- I pick recipes, at times, that are quick to prepare. This listed a 5 minute prep time. All together I was prepping for 30 minutes (cutting veggies, melting butter, stirring meat, rolling dough). While it was not difficult I faced this issue. Poor quality ingredients- Immediately upon opening the bag the marinara had punctured and leaked. I reported that in the app before I continued. Once I started the preparation I noticed the red pepper and garlic were completely soft. Still edible for sure but less fresh considering I prepared on Wednesday and received the delivery on Monday. Honestly, not my experience on other recipes. I want to be clear on that, my feedback is on this meal specifically.
Never thought I could cook a Stromboli. It was super easy!
Good but could be improved with some onion cooked sauteed together with the peppers. Also please keep chicken breast strips as an alternative protein!
Chose the chicken option and it was tasty. Appreciate options on the lower calorie and lower sodium side.
So easy to make, love these will be ordering again, I reheat them in my air fryer, yummy
Better than take out for sure. Will be ordering this again!!
Missing the pork so we used our own ham and salami we purchased from the grocery store, it was delicious
There were quite a few steps but the recipe was easy to follow and the end results were good.
I wish this had come with a baby lettuce salad! Otherwise it was surprisingly good. I am allergic to peppers, so I subbed slow-cooked onion for the peppers.
It was good but expected for it to come out tasting more cheesier.
