Pizza Pull Apart Bread

By
Leah Maroney
Leah Maroney
Leah Maroney
A recipe developer and food photographer, Leah Maroney is an ardent home cook and food blogger who has written over 300 recipes for The Spruce Eats.
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Updated on 05/27/21
pull apart cheesy pizza bread

The Spruce Eats / Leah Maroney

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 60 mins
Total: 70 mins
Servings: 14 servings
Yield: 42 pizza balls

Cheesy pull apart pizza bread is the perfect party appetizer. It's full of cheese and pepperoni and is topped with garlicky biscuits. Most of the ingredients are premade and can be found in every grocery store, so it's all about quick assembling and baking. It's easy to make but tastes and looks like it took all day. 

You can make this recipe vegetarian by omitting the pepperoni. You can also use frozen roll dough, homemade, or store-bought pizza dough instead of the biscuit dough called for. Note: The cook time may vary and take a bit longer. 

Serve this for any kind of party, the big game, or just for a fun Friday night dinner. If you're looking to avoid dip sharing, it can be made in individually portioned dishes.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups mozzarella cheese, divided

  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

  • 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese

  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided

  • 1 tablespoon dried basil

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 (13-ounce) jar pizza sauce

  • 1 1/4 cups pepperoni, thick cut, chopped

  • 2 (16-ounce) cans refrigerated biscuit dough

  • 6 tablespoons butter

  • 4 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather your ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

    ingredients for pizza bread

  2. Combine 2 cups of mozzarella cheese with the softened cream cheese, ricotta cheese, half of the Parmesan cheese, basil, and salt in a large bowl. Stir until completely blended and the ingredients are evenly incorporated into each other.

    cheeses mixed together in a bowl

  3. Spread the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. A slightly smaller dish will work as well, but the bake time may vary.

    cheese spread into a baking dish

  4. Pour the pizza sauce all over the top of the cheese mixture, then gently spread to cover.

    pizza sauce over cheese layer

  5. Top the sauce with the remaining mozzarella cheese, then sprinkle the chopped pepperoni all over.

    mozzarella and pepperoni in a casserole dish

  6. Cut the biscuits into quarters.

    biscuit dough cut into quarters

  7. Roll each biscuit into a ball, then place on top of the cheese and sauce mixture.

    dough balls on top of pizza dip

  8. Place the butter, garlic, and parsley in a small bowl, then microwave until the butter is fully melted, about 30 seconds. Stir in the remaining Parmesan cheese to combine.

    butter and garlic melted in a bowl

  9. Brush about 3/4 of the butter mixture over the top of the each roll. Bake on the lower oven rack, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until the the rolls are golden brown.

    pizza dip topped with garlic butter

  10. Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil, then continue to bake for another 40 minutes or until the cheese layer is completely melted and gooey, and the rolls are baked through.

    pizza bread

  11. Let sit for 5 minutes, then brush with the remaining garlic butter. Serve and enjoy.

    baked pizza bread

Recipe Variations

  • Try using a homemade or store-bought pizza dough instead of the biscuit dough. Just increase the cook time if needed. 
  • Make the dip a little spicy by adding a 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes to the cheese mixture. 
  • Add a layer of pesto before the tomato sauce (or instead of the tomato sauce) for an extra punch of flavor.



Nutrition Facts (per serving)
398 Calories
22g Fat
37g Carbs
13g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 14
Amount per serving
Calories 398
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22g 29%
Saturated Fat 11g 57%
Cholesterol 56mg 19%
Sodium 1127mg 49%
Total Carbohydrate 37g 13%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 13g
Vitamin C 4mg 20%
Calcium 193mg 15%
Iron 3mg 14%
Potassium 217mg 5%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)