Meat Lovers Pizza Bread

Meat Lovers Pizza Bread is brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses. A hearty appetizer, our Pizza Bread is a crowd-pleasing easy recipe to make. A perfect pizza recipe for game day, entertaining and the holidays!

Pizza Bread Recipe

The Division Playoffs and Super Bowl games are quickly approaching which means it’s time to start planning the snacks! Because, after all, isn’t game day food just as important as the game?

Enter stuffed pizza! Brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses, our stuffed pizza recipe will score a touchdown with the manly eaters in your cheering section!

It doesn’t get more indulgent and heartier than this! The crowds will storm the field for a slice of our meat stuffed pizza! 

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Add your favorite pizza toppings, such as pepperoncini peppers, mushrooms, deli-sliced ham, pineapple (if you dare!)
• Make it “double tomato” and add chopped sundried tomatoes
• Sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes for added heat
• Substitute dried Italian seasoning for the dried oregano
• Make with ground turkey in place of the ground beef

How to make stuffed pizza bread

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Cook ground beef, 1/2 tsp. oregano, garlic powder and kosher salt until browned, stirring frequently. Drain any excess drippings and cool slightly.
• Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup pizza sauce.
• Unroll pizza dough on baking sheet with shallow sides.
• Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce down center of dough. Top with sliced provolone, pepperoni, ground beef and mozzarella cheese.
• Cut dough in 1-inch intervals in towards filling, down along both sides of dough.
• Bring dough up and over filling.
• Brush dough with melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining 1/8 tsp. oregano.

Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

• ground beef
• dried oregano
•  garlic powder
• kosher salt
• pizza sauce
• refrigerated pizza dough
• provolone cheese
• thin-sliced pepperoni
• mozzarella cheese
• butter
• Parmesan cheese

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Make these recipes as pizza for dinner or cut into bite size pieces and serve as appetizers. The choice is yours!

Did you know that you can have your spaghetti and meatballs and eat your pizza too with Deep Dish Spaghetti & Meatball Pizza?  The kids will love this pizza for sure!

And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pizza! Combining the flavors of Ranch and Buffalo, this pizza will certainly become a go-to favorite. So many pizzas, so little time!

And if you’re craving a pizza in the morning, make it a Smoked Mozzarella & Prosciutto Breakfast Pizza. These breakfast pizzas are made with store bought pizza crusts topped with pesto, prosciutto, smoked mozzarella and tomatoes, then with an egg, and baked in the oven.

Have you tried pesto on pizza yet? Grilled Pesto Caprese Naan Pizza made with the flavors of Caprese, the beloved combination of mozzarella, tomato and basil with balsamic vinegar, becomes an easy Meatless Monday meal or fabulous appetizer! 

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Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread is brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses. A hearty appetizer, our Pizza Bread is a crowd-pleasing easy recipe to make. A perfect pizza recipe for game day, entertaining and the holidays!

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: meat lovers pizza bread, stuffed pizza

Servings: 12

Calories: 134 kcal

Author: Gwynn Galvin

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1/2 tsp. + 1/8 tsp. dried oregano, divided
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 jar pizza sauce, divided
• 1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza dough
• 4 slices provolone cheese
• 2 ounces thin-sliced pepperoni, about 1/3 cup
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 Tbs. butter, melted
• 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.

2. In large non-stick skillet cook ground beef, 1/2 tsp. oregano, garlic powder and kosher salt until browned, stirring frequently. Drain any excess drippings. 

3. Cool slightly and stir in 1/3 cup pizza sauce.

4. Unroll pizza dough on baking sheet with shallow sides.

5. Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce down center of dough. Top with sliced provolone, pepperoni, ground beef and mozzarella cheese.

6. Cut dough in 1-inch intervals in towards filling, down along both sides of dough.
7. Bring dough up and over filling.
8. Brush dough with melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining 1/8 tsp. oregano.
9. Bake 20-25 minutes or until dough is golden and baked through.

10. Heat remaining pizza sauce and serve as a dipping sauce with the pizza bread.

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Recipe Notes

Makes 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts

Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread

Amount Per Serving

Calories 134 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 34mg11%

Sodium 577mg25%

Potassium 282mg8%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 10g20%

Vitamin A 430IU9%

Vitamin C 4mg5%

Calcium 118mg12%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday #145