Pizza Roll-Ups

PIZZA ROLL-UPS

1 loaf frozen French, pizza, Italian, or all-purpose bread dough

1 lb. lean ground beef

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

2 cups grated part-skim Mozzarella cheese

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

4 cups Italian tomato sauce (see recipe)

Thaw dough; roll it into a 14- by 24-inch rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Brown ground beef; stir in remaining ingredients except tomato sauce. Spoon filling evenly onto dough, slightly pressing filling into dough.

Roll dough lengthwise like a jelly roll and cut into 24 1-inch slices. Treat 2 rimmed baking sheets with nonstick spray; lay slices on sheets about 1 inch apart. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Let roll-ups stand for 10 minutes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool roll-ups and freeze in 4 1-gallon bags, 5 per bag. Slip a 1-quart bag with 1 cup sauce in each bag.

To prepare, thaw roll-ups and warm in a preheated 400-degree oven for 10 minutes. Or put them frozen into the microwave; heat on high (100 percent) for about 2 minutes. Serve with warmed Italian tomato sauce.