Cheesy Sausage and Pepper Stromboli made with homemade pizza crust, lots of sausage and cheese, and all rolled up into dippable pizza-like slices the whole family will love.

Stromboli is one of those fun dishes that you can serve on pizza night that is just different enough from the usual that it’ll keep your dinner rotation interesting. I often forget how much I love it until I make it. Stromboli is pizza dough all rolled out, topped with all the pizza goodies (in this case sausage, cheese, bell pepper, and onions) minus the sauce, and then all rolled up and sealed into one big log. Then you bake it, slice it, and dip it in your favorite marinara. Think of it as pizza sticks or pizza cinnamon rolls.

Tips for Making Cheesy Sausage and Pepper Stromboli

You can make this a 100% whole wheat crust and it’ll be delicious. I love this100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe.
This has a lot of potential for customization. Love mushrooms? Add a few! Adjust the cheese and seasoning to your taste, too.
No time to make homemade crust? This recipe still works well wth pre-made pizza crust from the grocery store or from your local pizza shop – some of them sell pizza dough by the pound.

What’s the difference between stromboli and a calzone?

A calzone is really similar, but the difference comes in the way it’s all put together. A calzone has all of the ingredients inside of a dough pocket, and a stromboli has all that goodness rolled up like a cinnamon roll. Same idea, different execution.

How do you keep a stromboli from getting soggy?

Make sure that you leave that 1 inch strip of dough without topping on it and then seal the edge very well after you roll up the stromboli, so that none of the filling leaks out. If you keep all that filling inside, it’ll keep the bottom of the stromboli from getting soggy.

Can you freeze stromboli?

Yes! I have found that it’s best to make, bake, and slice the stromboli. Then let the leftovers cool. Store them in a single layer in an air-tight container in the freezer for 6-8 weeks. Let them thaw in the fridge and reheat as needed.

How do you reheat stromboli?

I like to reheat it on the oven instead of the microwave so that things don’t get soggy. Just place the stromboli slices in a single later and bake at 375 degrees F. for about 10 minutes until the filling is heated through.