Best 6 Big Game Pizza Ring Recipes

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The big game pizza ring is a savory and versatile dish, perfect for entertaining a crowd or enjoying on your own. With its tender and flaky crust, gooey cheese filling, and a variety of topping options, it's sure to be a hit at your next game day party or potluck. Whether you prefer traditional pepperoni and mozzarella or want to get creative with more exotic ingredients, this recipe promises to satisfy your craving for deliciousness.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

BIG GAME PIZZA BALL



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This is completely gratuitous, but completely tasty. This is a slightly more elegant way to get your pizza fix while you yell at the TV.

Provided by Justin Warner, Food Network Star Season 8 Winner

Categories     appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 15 snack servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

24 ounces shredded mozzarella
1 pound cream cheese, softened
7 tablespoons EVOO
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
6 ounces tomato sauce
4 ounces pepperoni, sliced thin
Pitas, cut into points, lightly toasted

Steps:

  • Pulse the heck out of everything except the tomato sauce, pepperoni and pita, scraping the bowl to ensure even mixing. Shape this mass as you'd like. Make some wells on top. Put the tomato sauce in the wells. Shingle the pepperoni around the exterior. Serve with pita points.

3-MEAT PIZZA RING



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Make and share this 3-Meat Pizza Ring recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Sassy J

Categories     Pork

Time 42m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb Italian sausage
1 (15 ounce) can pizza sauce, divided
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 1/2 cups shredded pizza cheese
1/2 cup diced Canadian bacon
1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
2 (8 ounce) tubes refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

Steps:

  • 1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 2.In a large skillet over medium heat cook sausage and garlic until no longer pink. Drain grease off. Stir in 1/2 cup pizza sauce, pepperoni, Canadian bacon and 1 cup pizza cheese.
  • 3.Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. Arrange triangles on a 14 inch ungreased pizza pan with points toward the outside and wide ends overlapping at the center, leaving a 4 inch opening in the center. Press overlapping dough to seal.
  • 4.Spoon the mixture onto the wide ends of the triangles. Fold pointed ends of triangles over filling, tucking points under to form a a ring. The filling will be visible.
  • 5.Baked for 12-15 minutes or until the crescents are golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve with remaining pizza sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 468.6, Fat 25.9, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 77, Sodium 1275.6, Carbohydrate 36.8, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 3.9, Protein 20.6

BIG GAME PIZZA RING



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Refrigerated crescent roll dough rectangles are arranged to form a circle, filled with pizza sauce, lots of cheese, and pepperoni and rolled up and baked for a new twist on your favorite pizza.

Provided by Stella Cheese

Categories     Stella® Cheese

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
Cooking spray
½ cup pizza sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ cup shredded Stella® mozzarella cheese
¼ cup grated Stella® Asiago cheese
¼ cup grated Stella® Parmesan cheese
3 ounces sliced pepperoni, quartered
1 cup marinara sauce, warmed

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).
  • Remove crescent rolls from tube, roll out, and keep two rolls together to create 8 rectangles. On baking sheet or pizza pan coated with cooking spray, create a ring shape by placing the short rectangle ends pointed inwards with the long pieces pointing out; creating an open circle in the center (about 5 inches in diameter). Overlap corners of short ends to prevent ingredients from leaking.
  • Spread pizza sauce around the entire ring closest to the center. Sprinkle oregano on top of the sauce for extra flavor. Add cheeses and pepperoni on top of the sauce and fold the outer edges of the crescent rolls toward the middle. Be sure to overlap everything to keep the ingredients inside.
  • Sprinkle additional oregano and Stella Parmesan cheese on top of crust to taste. Bake at 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Slice into pieces and serve with marinara sauce for dipping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.1 g, Cholesterol 19.6 mg, Fat 20.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 9.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 926.7 mg, Sugar 6.1 g

PIZZA RING



Pizza Ring image

Mom made a ring with chicken and broccoli one night. I said I'd rather have pizza. That's how this recipe was born! -Tricia Richardson, Springdale, Arkansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce, divided
1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
4 ounces Canadian bacon, chopped
2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls

Steps:

  • Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in 1/2 cup pizza sauce, 1 cup cheese and Canadian bacon., Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. On an ungreased 14-in. pizza pan, arrange triangles in a ring with points toward the outside and wide ends overlapping at the center, leaving a 4-in. opening. Press overlapping dough to seal., Spoon filling onto wide end of triangles. Fold pointed end of triangles over filling, tucking points under to form a ring (filling will be visible)., Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown and heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve with remaining pizza sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 214 calories, Fat 13g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 593mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 10g protein.

BIG GAME PIZZA RING



Big Game Pizza Ring image

Refrigerated crescent roll dough rectangles are arranged to form a circle, filled with pizza sauce, lots of cheese, and pepperoni and rolled up and baked for a new twist on your favorite pizza.

Provided by Stella Cheese

Categories     Stella® Cheese

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
Cooking spray
½ cup pizza sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ cup shredded Stella® mozzarella cheese
¼ cup grated Stella® Asiago cheese
¼ cup grated Stella® Parmesan cheese
3 ounces sliced pepperoni, quartered
1 cup marinara sauce, warmed

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).
  • Remove crescent rolls from tube, roll out, and keep two rolls together to create 8 rectangles. On baking sheet or pizza pan coated with cooking spray, create a ring shape by placing the short rectangle ends pointed inwards with the long pieces pointing out; creating an open circle in the center (about 5 inches in diameter). Overlap corners of short ends to prevent ingredients from leaking.
  • Spread pizza sauce around the entire ring closest to the center. Sprinkle oregano on top of the sauce for extra flavor. Add cheeses and pepperoni on top of the sauce and fold the outer edges of the crescent rolls toward the middle. Be sure to overlap everything to keep the ingredients inside.
  • Sprinkle additional oregano and Stella Parmesan cheese on top of crust to taste. Bake at 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Slice into pieces and serve with marinara sauce for dipping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.1 g, Cholesterol 19.6 mg, Fat 20.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 9.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 926.7 mg, Sugar 6.1 g

PEPPERONI PIZZA RING RECIPE BY TASTY



Pepperoni Pizza Ring Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: warm water, active dry yeast, flour, grated parmesan cheese, baking powder, salt, sugar, olive oil, cornmeal, pepperoni, provolone cheese, tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, olive oil

Provided by Julie Klink

Categories     Dinner

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups warm water
1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
3 ½ cups flour
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons cornmeal
8 slices pepperoni, deli style
8 slices provolone cheese, deli style
3 cups tomato sauce, divided
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  • In a liquid measuring cup, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes to bloom.
  • In a bowl, add 3 cups (375 g) of the flour, Parmesan, baking powder, salt, and sugar and stir to combine.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and stir to combine. Pour the yeast water over the flour mixture and stir until the dough forms into a ball.
  • Use ¼ cup (30 g) of flour for dusting the surface. Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto your floured surface. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until the dough is tight. You may need to sprinkle a little flour while you're kneading if the dough is too sticky. Form the dough into a ball.
  • Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a bowl. Place the dough in the bowl. 7. Cover, let rise for 1 hour in a warm area, or until the dough has doubled in size.
  • Flour the surface. Flip bowl over surface and let the dough fall out of the bowl. Divide the dough into 3 equal balls.
  • Begin forming the dough into a circle about ½-inch (1 cm) thick and 8 inches (20 cm) wide, making sure the middle of the circle is not too thin. Repeat with the other 2 balls of dough.
  • Sprinkle the cornmeal on a baking sheet. Place dough on the baking sheet.
  • Place 4 slices of pepperoni on the dough in the center. Place 4 slices of the provolone over the pepperoni.
  • Spread half of the tomato sauce around the edge of the dough. Sprinkle 1½ cups (150 g) of mozzarella over the sauce around the edge of the circle.
  • Place the second circle of dough over the first and tuck the edges underneath the first layer of dough. Repeat with the pepperoni, provolone, tomato sauce, and mozzarella. Place the third layer of dough over the second. Tuck the edges underneath.
  • Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
  • With a knife make one vertical cut in the center of the pizza, making sure you cut through all of the layers. Make another horizontal cut, then 2 diagonal cuts so you have 8 triangles to fold over. Begin folding back each layer, creating an opening in the center. Repeat 7 more times.
  • Brush the ring with olive oil and bake for 40 minutes. Cover with foil and continue to bake for 20 minutes.
  • Place a bowl filled with the rest of the tomato sauce in the center of the ring.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 calories, Carbohydrate 50 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 21 grams, Sugar 4 grams

Tips:

  • Choose the right dough: For a crispy crust, use a dough that is high in protein and low in moisture. Bread flour or all-purpose flour are both good options. If you want a softer crust, use a dough that is lower in protein and higher in moisture, such as pizza dough mix.
  • Preheat your oven: This will help to ensure that the pizza cooks evenly. The ideal temperature for baking pizza is between 450°F and 500°F.
  • Use a pizza stone or baking sheet: A pizza stone will help to conduct heat evenly and give you a crispy crust. If you don't have a pizza stone, you can use a baking sheet, but be sure to grease it well so that the pizza doesn't stick.
  • Don't overload the pizza: Too many toppings will make the pizza soggy. Stick to a thin layer of sauce, cheese, and toppings.
  • Bake the pizza until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is golden brown: This usually takes about 10-12 minutes.

Conclusion:

With its delicious fillings, crunchy crust, and simple preparation, the Big Game Pizza Ring is a sure crowd-pleaser. Whether you are hosting a party or simply enjoying a night in with family, this recipe is sure to be a hit. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to make the best pizza ring you've ever tasted!

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