The German Pizza Hut Menu Item We Wish We Had In The US

While Americans get pizza and roasted garlic cheese sticks from Pizza Hut, German customers have a different option listed on the menu. Among the standard lineup of pizza and breadsticks is also an item called Lasagna Bites Bolognese. The dish takes classic lasagna bolognese and turns it into an easily shared appetizer. Made with individual pasta rolls, filled with beef bolognese and a garlic cream sauce, these pieces are ideal for passing around the table or dipping into your favorite sauces. 

Each lasagna bite is topped with mozzarella cheese and baked until golden — taking the taste of what is more traditionally enjoyed as a plated dish and turning it into a handheld appetizer. One German customer expressed his appreciation for the dish on TikTok, encouraging others to try the tasty order. Priced at just under 12 euros, or less than $14 USD, an order of Lasagna Bites Bolognese is drool-inducing, whether ordered as an add-on to any pizza meal or paired with a green salad.

While American Pizza Huts offer baked pasta dishes like mac and cheese to dig into, the German appetizer is the kind of choice that is ideal for sharing and party spreads. France's Pizza Huts once had lasagna rolls; a similar dish also appeared on the Spain and Honduras Pizza Hut menus, but the offers were limited and never made it onto the permanent menus. Pizza Hut has offered a Hot Dog Bites Pizza for American customers, but Lasagna Bites Bolognese doesn't seem to be listed at any other Pizza Hut location outside of Germany.

Americans who want to sample something similar to Pizza Hut's Lasagna Bites Bolognese have to get creative at home. Paccheri pasta tubes or cannelloni shells can be filled with ground beef and homemade bolognese sauce and topped with cheese. A sheet of the assembled pieces can be placed under a broiler to crisp, then sliced to size. Homemade lasagna bites can also be baked in muffin tins using pasta sheets or wonton wrappers. For those who can't decide between breadsticks and lasagna pieces, homemade hybrid lasagna garlic knots can offer the flavors of both worlds so cravings can be satisfied without having to leave the country.