Four Cheese Pepperoni Pizza Knots

Name: Four Cheese Pepperoni Pizza Knots
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 recipe fail proof pizza dough (or 1 lb. from the store); 1/2 cup pizza sauce; 2 cups grated italian four cheese blend; 1/4 cup pepperoni slices; italian seasoning

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February 20, 2014

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These tasty little Pepperoni Pizza Knots are a fun and yummy twist on your favorite pizza! Super cheesy and easy to make!

pizza knot on a white plate with marinara sauce on the side

Pizza Knots | A Fun Pizza Night

Friends, meet the pizza knot. Have you heard of garlic knots? Those little dudes are all over the interwebs, but Pizza knots? Notsomuch.

So, these taste just like pizza, but are cuter, messier, cheesier and all around more fun to eat. And make. And then eat again.

You must make these pronto. I promise your life will get 37% better.

pizza knots on a white plate with marinara sauce on the side

Main Ingredients Needed

This is a basic pepperoni and cheese Pizza Knots recipe but you could always change the sauce and the toppings to suit your tastes. Maybe Chicken Alfredo Pizza Knots or even BBQ Chicken Pizza?

Here’s what you’ll need:

Pizza Dough – I would highly recommend my pizza dough recipe but fresh dough sold at grocery stores these days will do!
Pizza Sauce – just regular ol’ pizza sauce here. Super good!
Italian Cheese Blend – this blend is perfect because it has mozzarella and parmesan cheese in it.
Pepperoni – just a few here and there. The more there are the messier it might be to tie into knots so add these sparingly.
Italian Seasoning – this herby addition is an optional garnish.

How to Make Pizza Knots

Don’t let this Pizza Knots recipe intimidate you too much, I’ll walk you through each step! Plus all of the nitty-gritty details are in the recipe card below. Let’s do this:

Step 1: Dough, Sauce and Toppings

Start out by rolling some pizza dough into a large rectangle. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on half of the dough and then sprinkle with a four-cheese Italian blend and a few pepperoni slices.

Step 2: Fold and Cut

Fold the top part of the dough over to cover your fillings and pinch the edges together to seal. Now, using a pizza cutter, slice into eight even pieces.

Step 3: Tie into a Knot

Now comes the fun/messy part. Twist each piece to try to contain the fillings….then carefully tie it into a knot. They all won’t be pretty, things will get messy and you will question your existence, but I promise you will pull through.

Step 4: Bake

Place each pizza knot onto a prepared baking sheet and top with any extra cheese that fell out and a sprinkling of Italian seasoning. Not all my knots actually looked like knots…..more like….pizza bombs?! Do not fear. This is totally fine.

Bake in the oven until the knots are puffy, golden, crispy, and oozing cheese. The best part 🙂 Hello gorgeous. Be sure to eat these warm to get the full cheese effect.

Sauces to Dip Pizza Knots In

And, be sure to have extra sauce on the side for dipping. Pizza coma straight ahead! Pizza knots are great dipped in a marinara sauce but if you’re into a white sauce check out this brown butter alfredo sauce usually used for pasta.

We all LOVED these Pizza Knots and think you all will too! A perfect lunch or dinner for the weekend 🙂

Here’s the printable. Enjoy, friends!

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