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Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread

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Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread is the perfect party, game-day treat. Make it with extra meat, or leave out the meat altogether for a vegetable version. Made quickly using either canned refrigerator biscuits or pizza dough, just make sure to buy good quality dough or biscuits.

Top view of the Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread served with marinara on the side

Here’s a sure hit for your next party that not only satisfies a pizza craving, but it’s super impressive looking and fun to eat. Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread is shown here with mini pepperonis, but you can switch out or add Italian sausage, black olives, green peppers… you get the idea, pizza stuff.

Top view of the Pull Apart Pizza Bread served with marinara on the side

 

This fun bundt bread is best served right out of the oven, while the cheese is still stringy. For the bread, use refrigerated pizza crust. Trader Joe’s brand is fabulous with no hydrogenated anything. Cut up the dough into 2-inch pieces, mix all your pizza topping ingredients in with the dough and bake for under 30 minutes.

Close up of the Pull Apart Pizza Bread with one piece being taken out and sauce on the side

 

Super cheesy-flavorful. Golden and toasty… isn’t the crust the best part?

Close up of one piece of Pizza Bread

Serve the Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread with your favorite pizza or marinara sauce, or ranch or just eat it straight.

One piece of Pizza Bread being pulled apart with stringy cheese

The flavor of this recipe is reminiscent of my Hot Pizza Dip, and the cheesy-gooey bread is similar to my  Incredible Cheese Bombs. Both of those recipes are amazing and super popular around here, but what I love about Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread is, it’s just dump and bake… and done.

When it comes to adding your pizza ingredients you can certainly get creative. Just don’t add anything too “wet”, like fresh tomatoes. I highly recommend you don’t skip any of the herbs listed here, including the healthy dose of granulated garlic (garlic powder). You want intense flavor throughout the bread. I’ve made it with fresh garlic and it doesn’t add enough punch to the bread as the dried version. This is not only tasty, it’s a beauty that’s sure to become a regular for teen sleepovers (a bunch of girls learning to cook will have instant success with this), sports parties and even for breakfast (bacon!). Enjoy.

Cook’s note: Here is a make-ahead option for you. You can bake this the day (or hours) prior and then after it cools, wrap it in aluminum foil. Just before serving, reheat the Pull Apart Cheezy Pizza Bread in a 300F degree oven for about 10 minutes. The bread will not pull apart with this option, but will require slicing (see below). This is my preferred way of eating the bread because it’s even more moist and the flavors have all married well together.

Pull Apart Pizza Bread

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5 from 3 votes

Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread

Serve this straight out of the oven as a hot appetizer or even a fun pizza-alternative dinner. Add whatever pizza "toppings" you like.
Course Appetizer
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 334
Author Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients 

  • 2 cans pizza crust, or 2 cans refrigerator biscuits
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 3 cups mozzeralla, shredded (a mixture of mozzeralla and cheddar also works well)
  • 2 Tablespoons dried parsley flakes
  • 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
  • ½ cup fresh basil, shredded
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried fennel seeds, smashed
  • Mini pepperonis, a handful to your liking
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • Pizza sauce or ranch dressing for dipping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Set aside a dark bundt pan, do not grease.
  • Cut 2 cans pizza crust into strips and then again into 2" cubes. If using refrigerator biscuits, cut 2 cans biscuits into fourths. Place into large bowl.
  • Add ⅓ cup oil, 3 cups mozzarella 2 Tablespoons parsley, 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning, ½ cup basil, 1 teaspoon granulated garlic, 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon fennel seed, handful mini pepperonis, and 1 cup Parmesan. Using your hands, mix well so the olive oil is covering the individual pieces of dough well.
  • Place into bundt pan. Do not press down, but fill evenly around the pan.
  • Bake on middle rack for 25-28 minutes until the top is golden. Some of the oil will be bubbly toward the end. You can drain this as you remove the pan from the oven, otherwise, it'll absorb into the bread.
  • Let bread sit 5 minutes, flip onto serving tray. Sprinkle with extra basil and Parmesan, if desired. Serve with your favorite pizza sauce or other sauce for dipping.
Nutrition Facts
Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 785mg34%
Potassium 52mg1%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 370IU7%
Vitamin C 0.6mg1%
Calcium 254mg25%
Iron 2.3mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe slightly adapted from Babble. Seasonings increased for wow of flavor and healthy dough options offered.
Pull Apart Cheesy Pizza Bread Pinterest pin

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Published on February 2, 2016

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  1. pam tyler says

    January 21, 2023 at 9:13 AM

    5 stars
    This would be perfect for a Super Bowl or family party! Looks incredible!

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  2. Kayla r says

    February 26, 2022 at 7:59 AM

    5 stars
    This was a huge hit! Husband would definitely like to eat it once a week lol. Super simple for a busy weeknight dinner bread.Thank you Sally for the wonderful alternative for pizza lovers.

    Reply
  3. Brynn s says

    February 26, 2022 at 7:51 AM

    5 stars
    This bread was really good!! Simple to make, easy ingredients, tasted great! We made it the first time to go with a sweet vinaigrette green salad and it was gone!!

    Reply
  4. Kevin | Keviniscooking says

    February 4, 2016 at 4:45 PM

    So weird, I never get emails notifying of follow up comments… Just thought I’d check because I remembered I hit you up yesterday.

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    • Sally says

      February 4, 2016 at 5:58 PM

      Thanks for the heads up. I’d better look into that. I ALWAYS reply to your comments too…and everyone who takes the time to comment, actually. Not getting notifications is not good especially when someone is asking a question. :

      Reply
  5. Kevin | Keviniscooking says

    February 3, 2016 at 1:20 PM

    The crust IS the best part! All cheesy, crunchy goodness. This is a beauty and I am going to go make one as a test run with salami, because I love salami. 🙂 Thanks Sally!

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    • Sally says

      February 3, 2016 at 2:05 PM

      I KNEW you could come up with something even more fabulous. Of course, salami! That’s on my list for the next go, as well.

      Reply
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