Cheesy Garlic Skillet Rolls

These Cheesy Garlic Skillet Rolls are about to become your favorite way to dress up frozen dinner rolls. Soft yeast rolls are stuffed with gooey mozzarella cheese, baked until golden, and brushed with a garlicky Parmesan butter. They’re incredibly easy to make and absolutely irresistible while warm.

They’re perfect alongside Spaghetti Casserole, Make Ahead Lasagna, soups, chili, or just about any meal that could use a basket of buttery homemade-tasting rolls.

What Kind Of Frozen Rolls To Use?

To start with, I use frozen yeast rolls. Any brand of frozen dinner roll dough will do, but you want to use the ones that come loose in a bag. Not the ones in a foil tray. Rhodes is a good brand and I used Bridgford for these.

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Thaw The Dough

Plan ahead for this recipe. You either need to let them thaw on the counter which will take about 4 hours, or better yet, just stick them in the fridge the night before and they’ll be ready the next day.

Type Of Mozzarella Cheese To Use

These rolls are super easy to stuff with mozzarella using mozzarella sticks. Cut each stick in 4 pieces and wrap a piece of dough around each one, sealing them the best you can and placing them seam side down in a 12-inch cast iron pan.

How To Make Cheesy Garlic Skillet Rolls

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

1. Thaw the rolls. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator or for 4 hours on the counter.
2. Stuff with mozzarella. Cut each mozzarella stick in 4 pieces. Wrap a roll around each piece and pinch until the dough is tightly sealed.
3. Let the rolls rise. Arrange them seam side down in a 12-inch cast iron skillet and cover and let rise until doubled.
4. Add more cheese. Tuck additional pieces of mozzarella between the risen rolls.
5. Bake. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
6. Add garlic butter. Brush rolls with mixture of melted butter, garlic, garlic salt, and red pepper flakes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
7. Finish baking. Bake another 5 to 8 minutes.

Recommended Equipment

Cast iron is best for these Cheesy Garlic Skillet Rolls  because it retains heat so well, but you could use a 9×13-inch baking dish instead. I love this 12-inch cast iron pan.

How To Store and Reheat

Store leftover rolls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in a 300 degree oven or air fryer until warm.

These cheesy garlic rolls are so fabulously delicious, it won’t even matter what you serve them with. All attention will be on these Cheesy Garlic Skillet Rolls!

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Cheesy Garlic Skillet Rolls

Cheesy Garlic Skillet Rolls are stuffed with mozzarella cheese and coated in butter, Parmesan cheese, and garlic plus a few crushed red pepper flakes and parsley. Rolls don’t get any better than these! So much buttery, garlicky, cheesy goodness!

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Keyword rolls

Prep Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes minutes

Thaw 4 hours hours

Total Time 5 hours hours 38 minutes minutes

Servings 16

Calories 142kcal

Author Christin Mahrlig

Equipment

• 12-inch cast iron pan

Ingredients

• 1 bag frozen Parkerhouse Style Roll dough I used Bridgford
• 6 low-moisture Mozzarella cheese sticks
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

• Thaw frozen dinner rolls overnight in the refrigerator. You will only need 16 of them.

  Or you can thaw them for 4 hours on the counter.
• Cut 4 of the mozzarella sticks into 4 equal pieces each so that you have 16 pieces. 
• Fold each defrosted dinner roll around a piece of mozzarella, pinching the edges to seal. Place seam side down in a greased 12-inch cast iron pan.
• Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 60 to 90 minutes.
• Cut the remaining 2 pieces mozzarella cheese into 8 pieces each. Once rolls have risen, tuck these pieces between the rolls.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake 10 minutes. 
• While they are baking, place butter, garlic, garlic salt, and red pepper flakes in a small microwave safe bowl. Microwave until butter is melted.
• Once rolls have baked for 10 minutes, remove them from the oven. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Drizzle butter mixture on top.
• Return to oven and bake 5 to 8 minutes, or until golden brown on top.

Notes

If you don’t have a 12-inch cast iron pan, you can use a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Store leftover rolls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in a 300 degree oven or air fryer.

Nutrition

Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 327mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg

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Originally published January 31, 2018.

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