These Pizza Egg Rolls are a fun way to use up leftover egg or spring roll wrappers and inject a little pizza flavor into them. Crunchy on the outside and filled with melty cheese and pepperoni, they're great as appetizers or party food.
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Why you'll love this recipe
Minimal ingredients: unlike traditional Chinese spring rolls, these are a variation of my jalapeno chicken egg rolls, and have only a few ingredients.
Easy to make: just wrap the ingredients tightly, and fry!
Customizable: change it up -- use your favorite pizza toppings instead.
Scale up to feed a crowd: double, triple or quadruple the recipe to make more for a party -- they will be gone in a flash!
Ingredients you'll need
- egg roll wrappers: or spring roll wrappers (see note below)
- pepperoni: sliced
- mozzarella cheese: 10 x 1.5" (5 oz) chunks; or you can use cheese strings/sticks and cut them into smaller pieces
- basil leaves: optional
- egg: beaten
For serving:
- marinara sauce: store-bought or homemade
Notes:
I used spring roll wrappers for this recipe because they fry up thinner and crispier.
If you want the classic, thicker texture with the signature thicker, blistered bubbles, you can substitute egg roll wrappers. The filling and cook time stay the same.
You can find these ingredients at your local grocery store.
If you prefer other fillings, feel free to add your favorite pizza toppings/fillings, such as ham, chicken, olives, ground beef, sausage, etc.
How to make pizza egg rolls
Wrap:
Place egg roll wrapper in a diamond shape on a plate.
Add two slices pepperoni to the bottom 3rd of the wrapper.
Place basil and mozzarella cheese on top.
Starting from the bottom corner, fold up and over the fillings.
Tuck in both sides and roll, dabbing the top "triangle" edges with egg to seal.
Place seam-side down on a plate or baking sheet and continue with the remainder.
Fry:
Heat a pot of oil over medium-high heat.
Once the oil temperature reaches 400F, working in batches, add in a few egg rolls and fry, about 2-3 minutes per side, or until crisp or golden brown.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.
Serve warm with marinara sauce.
How to serve
Serve the Pizza Egg Rolls warm with marinara on the side as a dipping sauce.
Pair with other appetizers such as Baked Crab Rangoon, Korean-Style Hot Dogs, and Turkey & Cheese Puff Pastry Roll Ups.
How to store & reheat
Freeze the unfried Pizza Egg Rolls in a single layer on a baking sheet for about 1 hour.
Then transfer the partially frozen egg rolls into a freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 1 month.
Fry the Pizza Egg Rolls from frozen, adding 1-2 minutes to the frying time.
You can freeze the fried Pizza Egg Rolls in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
To reheat already fried egg rolls, bake from frozen at 350F for 15-20 minutes, until heated through and crisp.
Expert tips & substitutions
Don't like pepperoni? Feel free to change it up and use creamy chicken, ham, sausage, ground beef, etc.
Prefer more filling? Adjust to your liking -- just don't stuff the rolls too full or they may explode while frying.
Tip: don't add any wet ingredients or sauces to the egg roll filling -- again, this may cause an explosion while frying.
If you have larger wrappers, you can add more filling -- also add a little longer frying time.
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Pizza Egg Rolls
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Ingredients
- 10 pieces spring roll wrappers or egg roll wrappers
- 20 slices pepperoni
- 10 x 1.5" (5 oz) mozzarella cheese chunks
- 10 basil leaves optional
- 1 egg beaten
For serving:
- marinara sauce
Instructions
Wrap:
- Place egg roll wrapper in a diamond shape on a plate.
- Add two slices pepperoni to the bottom 3rd of the wrapper.
- Place basil and mozzarella cheese on top.
- Starting from the bottom corner, fold up and over the fillings.
- Tuck in both sides and roll, dabbing the top "triangle" edges with egg to seal.
- Place seam-side down on a plate or baking sheet and continue with the remainder.
Fry:
- Heat a pot of oil over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil temperature reaches 400°F/204°C, working in batches, add in a few egg rolls and fry, about 2-3 minutes per side, or until crisp or golden brown.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.
- Serve warm with marinara sauce.
Notes
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided should be considered as approximate and is not guaranteed. Please use your best judgment to ensure food is safely prepared and/or a good fit for your diet.
Heidi
Your gorgeous homemade pizza rolls provide such a massive flavor upgrade over traditional store-bought pizza rolls. Plus, you've made them using just 4-5 simple ingredients that I can easily pronounce. These truly are the perfect feel good treat my whole family will love!
Michelle
Thank you Heidi -- indeed, they're actually very easy to whip up when you've got all the ingredients on hand! 🙂
Ben | Havocinthekitchen
Such a fun idea, Michelle - these pizza egg rolls look crisp, cheesy, and totally irresistible.
Michelle
These are definitely great for hosting a party! Thanks Ben!
Healthy World Cuisine
Perfect holiday appetizer! These fun Asian fusion pizza rolls are sure to be the first to disappear from the appetizer tray. I'm wondering if I can make these in the air fryer ... will have to give it a go.
Michelle
Yes, you can definitely spray a little oil over them and crisp them up in the air fryer! Thanks Bobbi!
Raymund | angsarap.net
The pizza egg rolls are such a playful fusion idea. Wrapping pepperoni, mozzarella, and basil inside spring roll wrappers gives you that crisp, golden shell with a gooey pizza center sounds irressitable.
Michelle
Yeah, all the makings of pizza, but in a crispy handheld parcel! 😀 Thanks Raymund.
David @ Spiced
Oh you had me at pizza...and then again at egg rolls! What a creative idea. And that melty cheese - it looks amazing!!
Michelle
Thanks David, this recipe is definitely up your alley! 🙂
2pots2cook
Great idea! I have some phyllo sheets' leftovers to use for these rolls with festive days knocking....
Michelle
Amazing, Davorka! Baked phyllo variation would be a great alternative!