Roasted Red Pepper Prosciutto Stromboli |Cooking With Amanda

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When it comes to lunch, the mighty sandwich tends to take the front row spot in my line of options. I love a hearty sub filled with all sorts of deliciousness but one of my favorites is definitely prosciutto, fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers. There's just something about that thin, salty prosciutto with the creamy fresh mozzarella and the sweet roasted red peppers. Put it all on a crusty roll and it's lunch perfection.

But for some reason, I have a thing about sandwiches and dinner. For some reason, sandwiches just don't feel like dinner fare to me. It's completely insane and based on absolutely nothing, but I just can't get past it. So I've dinner-ified my favorite sandwich and made it into the most amazing stromboli ever!

I'm not kidding, this roasted red pepper prosciutto stromboli is just exploding with flavor. I set out to take a prosciutto, mozzarella and red pepper sandwich and stuff it inside a stromboli, but then I wanted more cheese. Provolone is one of my all-time favorites, so it was settled. Then I thought about broccoli rabe. It would be the perfect veggie to throw into the mix. Then I sent my husband to the store and what came home? Broccoli. NOT broccoli rabe. So then the question became, to broccoli or not to broccoli? I went for it and I'm pleased to report, it totally works!

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Sharp provolone and creamy mozzarella meld with the savory prosciutto, the smoky sweet flavor of roasted red peppers and tender garlicky broccoli - they all balance this stromboli into the perfect bite.

The only problem is that once you take that first bite, you won't want to stop. I had to physically take the second half of this stromboli out of my house and give it to a neighbor to prevent the inevitable complete consumption that was coming. Did I mention that consumption was going to be done solely by me? I couldn't help it! This stromboli recipe is completely irresistible and I know you'll agree.

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Roasted Red Pepper Prosciutto Stromboli Recipe

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Ingredients

1 batch of pizza dough
1 cup broccoli rabe, or broccoli, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 clove garlic, minced
6 ounces sharp provolone cheese, sliced
8 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced
12 ounces fresh mozzarella
16 ounces roasted red peppers, 1 jar, drained and blotted dry
1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

Directions

Prepare dough according to directions.
In a small pot, place a few inches of water and bring to a boil. Blanch broccoli rabe 2-3 minutes then place the broccoli rabe into ice water for one minute to stop cooking. Strain and blot dry.
Place a medium skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add broccoli rabe and garlic. Sauté 3-4 minutes until wilted. **If using broccoli, follow instructions to blanch the broccoli then sauce until crisp tender, about 5-6 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Roll risen dough to a 16x8-inch rectangle. Evenly layer provolone over dough. Top provolone with prosciutto. then red peppers, broccoli rabe and lastly, mozzarella cheese.
Fold the short ends over the ingredients by about 1-inch. Then starting with a long end, carefully roll the stromboli up. Pinch down the entire length of the seam to seal the dough. Move dough to prepared baking sheet and brush top with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Cut a slit in the top of the dough about every 2 inches.
Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour until deep golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing.